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Clearwater, United States

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About Clearwater

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 17°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 31°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, April and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Clearwater. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to TPA, direct.

    See flights MDW → TPA · Skyscanner from about £155 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Clearwater.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 14 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct020knsidechop
Mon 19Oct019knsidechop
Tue 20Oct015knsideflat
Wed 21Oct011knsideflat
Thu 22Oct014knsideflat
Fri 23Oct014knsideflat
Sat 24Oct017knsidechop
Sun 25Oct1831knsidechop
Mon 26Oct1133knsidechop
Tue 27Oct017knsidechop

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. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov0of 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

    Direct flight MDW to TPA, then 45 min by road. About 5h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to TPA, then 45 min by road. About 5h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £765–£1,400 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 £155–£325
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £45–£75
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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