Back to results

Sölvesborg, Sweden

Stay in Sölvesborg: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Watch this spot We email you when Sölvesborg is worth the trip.

About Sölvesborg

Known for kitesurfing 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 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 2.7 km out (1 in 270). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually May and June, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sölvesborg.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 15 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), direct. About 6 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → CPH · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Sölvesborg.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in SölvesborgAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Sölvesborg · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Sölvesborg · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Sölvesborg on Google Maps · Directions

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 8 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct019knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct016knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct025kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct6314knonchop
Thu 22Oct6718knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct5325knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct3323knonchop
Sun 25Oct032knon0.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct1524knonchop
Tue 27Oct4331knside-on0.8 mwaves

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 CPH, then 2h 35 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Sölvesborg

    7 kn gusting 14, onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Sölvesborg

    8 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Sölvesborg

    10 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 23, onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to CPH, then 2h 35 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £845–£1,620 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 £420–£870
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Places to stay · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Windsurfing lessons · GetYourGuide Board and rig hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.