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Truro, United States

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About Truro

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 15°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 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 48). The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Truro. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HYA, direct.

    See flights ORD → HYA · Skyscanner from about £150 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to Truro.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Truro on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 12 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4020knside-on0.9 mwaves
Mon 19Oct7217knon1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct7227knside-on2.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct3433knon2.5 mwaves
Thu 22Oct7720knside1.7 mwaves
Fri 23Oct7331knside-on2.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct3322knside-on2.1 mwaves
Sun 25Oct017knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct017knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct8018knside0.9 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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 HYA, then 1h 05 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Truro

    21 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: waves 2 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 24 kn gusting 33, onshore. Water: waves 2.5 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Truro

    17 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Truro

    21 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: waves 2 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HYA, then 1h 05 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £830–£1,500 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 £150–£310
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near Truro

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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