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ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum, Germany

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About ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 63). The sea is about 6°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, October and November, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Borkum. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → AMS · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 35 from the airport to ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 18 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct2437knsidechop
Mon 19Oct8026knsidechop
Tue 20Oct8028knsidechop
Wed 21Oct7621knside-onflat
Thu 22Oct6330knonchop
Fri 23Oct2035knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct040knon0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct4233knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct2137knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct6927knside-onchop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 3h 35 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum

    19 kn gusting 28, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum

    16 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf ÖY Wassersportbasis Borkum

    22 kn gusting 30, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 25 kn gusting 35, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 30 kn gusting 40, onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to AMS, then 3h 35 by road. About 16h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,595 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £410–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Borkum

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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