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Westwid Nord, Denmark

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About Westwid Nord

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

Water about 14°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 12.5 km out (1 in 1250). The sea is about 5°C in January, 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 months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hvide Sande. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → BLL · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Westwid Nord.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Hvide SandeAd

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Hvide Sande · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Hvide Sande · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Westwid Nord on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 21 kn gusting 28, side-onshore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct5723knside-on–
Mon 19Oct018knon–
Tue 20Oct7225knon–
Wed 21Oct5524knside-on–
Thu 22Oct3022knside–
Fri 23Oct7628knside-on–
Sat 24Oct021knon–
Sun 25Oct5242knside-on–
Mon 26Oct030knoffnot safe–
Tue 27Oct6942knside–

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. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 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

    Fly ORD to BLL, changing at AMS, then 1h 35 by road. About 18h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Hvide Sande

    19 kn gusting 25, onshore.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Hvide Sande

    17 kn gusting 24, side-onshore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 16 kn gusting 22, side-onshore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Westwind Syd

    21 kn gusting 28, side-onshore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 21, onshore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BLL, changing at AMS, then 1h 35 by road. About 18h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,600 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–£850
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Hvide Sande

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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