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WSV Jan Sofat, Curaçao

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Jan Thiel, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About WSV Jan Sofat

Known for 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 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Jan Thiel, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 4 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to CUR, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to WSV Jan Sofat.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Jan Thiel, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

WSV Jan Sofat on Google Maps · Directions

Windsurf spot

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8016knsidechop
Mon 19Oct8016knsidechop
Tue 20Oct6015knsidechop
Wed 21Oct3914knsidechop
Thu 22Oct2514knsidechop
Fri 23Oct8016knsidechop
Sat 24Oct8016knsidechop
Sun 25Oct5515knsidechop
Mon 26Oct011knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct06knsidechop

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct5of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 CUR, then 35 min by road. About 9h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf WSV Jan Sofat

    11 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf WSV Jan Sofat

    11 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf WSV Jan Sofat

    12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf WSV Jan Sofat

    12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to CUR, then 35 min by road. About 9h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £480–£950 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 £265–£550
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£45
  • Food £155–£290

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