Bora Bora, French Polynesia
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About Bora Bora
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 27°C: no wetsuit. 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). The sea is about 27°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January and February, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vaitape.
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Forecast
Best on Mon 19: 15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 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-east, 12 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves |
| Mon 19Oct | 80, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 21kn | side | 0.9 mwaves |
| Tue 20Oct | 80, good | wind from the south, 13 knots | 17kn | side | 1.1 mwaves |
| Wed 21Oct | 80, good | wind from the south, 15 knots | 20kn | side | 1.1 mwaves |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 23kn | side | 1.2 mwaves |
| Fri 23Oct | 80, good | wind from the south-east, 18 knots | 23kn | side | 1.2 mwaves |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 17 knots | 26kn | cross-off | 1.3 mwaves |
| Sun 25Oct | 80, good | wind from the south-east, 16 knots | 24kn | side | 1.2 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 23kn | cross-off | 1.6 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 21kn | cross-off | 1.6 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
- Feb1of 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
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctWindsurf Bora Bora
13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.
- Wed 21 OctWindsurf Bora Bora
15 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.
- Thu 22 OctWindsurf Bora Bora
15 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.
- Fri 23 OctWindsurf Bora Bora
18 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 26, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.3 m.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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