Strömstad, Sweden
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Skj Rhalden, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 59 km.
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About Strömstad
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 71). The sea is about 3°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 expert level the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Skj Rhalden, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 59 km.
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From Chicago: about 19 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 9 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → OSL · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Strömstad.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Skj Rhalden, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 59 km.
Hire and lessons.
Windsurfing lessons in Strömstad · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Strömstad · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
Strömstad on Google Maps · Directions
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Forecast
Best on Tue 27: 20 kn gusting 34, onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knots | 12kn | side-on | flat |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Thu 22Oct | 14, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 19kn | on | flat |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 14kn | side | 1.0 mwaves |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 16kn | side | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 67, good | wind from the south-east, 20 knots | 36kn | side | 0.8 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 65, good | wind from the south-west, 18 knots | 26kn | on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 67, good | wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots | 34kn | on | 0.8 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).
- Jan1of 7
- Feb0of 7
- Mar0of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May0of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 7
- Dec0of 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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 2h 45 by road. About 19h 30 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 16, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: flat.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: waves 1 m.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 2h 45 by road. About 19h 30 door to door
Rough cost
About £660–£1,305 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £400–£835
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Food £155–£290
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