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BVI Tortola, British Virgin Islands

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About BVI Tortola

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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 kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually July, with about 6 good days in 7; in October, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Road Town. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 3 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → STT · Skyscanner from about £245 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to BVI Tortola.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Road Town · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Road Town · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

BVI Tortola on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct013knonchop
Mon 19Oct012knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct015knonflat
Wed 21Oct012knonflat
Thu 22Oct1616knonchop
Fri 23Oct4216knonchop
Sat 24Oct6419knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct3516knonchop
Mon 26Oct3917knonchop
Tue 27Oct1815knside-onchop

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 kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to STT, then 1h by road. About 9h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 15, onshore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 12, onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite BVI Tortola

    12 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite BVI Tortola

    14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to STT, then 1h by road. About 9h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £670–£1,260 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 £245–£510
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Road Town

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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