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Uddevalla, Sweden

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About Uddevalla

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.

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 moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in May, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Uddevalla.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Uddevalla.

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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 25: 12 kn gusting 42, side-shore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct09knoffnot safe–
Mon 19Oct07kncross-off–
Tue 20Oct014knoffnot safe–
Wed 21Oct021knoffnot safe–
Thu 22Oct013knside–
Fri 23Oct015knside–
Sat 24Oct017knside–
Sun 25Oct5342knside–
Mon 26Oct022knside-on–
Tue 27Oct4836knon–

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 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 GOT, changing at AMS, then 1h 40 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 14, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 13, side-shore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 17, side-shore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to GOT, changing at AMS, then 1h 40 by road. About 18h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,605 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–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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