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Porto Rotondo, Italy

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About Porto Rotondo

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

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 139). The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7; in December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Porto Rotondo.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OLB, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 8 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → OLB · Skyscanner from about £460 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Porto Rotondo.

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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 Sun 18: 7 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct6716knsideflat
Mon 19Oct5321knsidechop
Tue 20Oct2731knsidechop
Wed 21Oct019knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct040kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct021kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct027kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct026kncross-offchop
Mon 26Oct5515knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct010knonchop

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 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

    Fly ORD to OLB, changing at AMS, then 35 min by road. About 18h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 19, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 20 kn gusting 40, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 27, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OLB, changing at AMS, then 35 min by road. About 18h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £995–£1,890 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 £460–£950
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

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