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Dakhla Atlantic, Morocco

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About Dakhla Atlantic

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

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June, July and September, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dakhla. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to VIL, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).

    See flights ORD → VIL · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Dakhla Atlantic.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 15 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8019knsidechop
Mon 19Oct6518knsidechop
Tue 20Oct014kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct08knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct010knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct8019knsidechop
Sat 24Oct4227knside0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct8023knside0.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct8022knsidechop
Tue 27Oct8019knsidechop

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul6of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov2of 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 kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to VIL, changing at MAD, then 25 min by road. About 19h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Dakhla Atlantic

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Dakhla Atlantic

    21 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to VIL, changing at MAD, then 25 min by road. About 19h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £695–£1,355 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 £420–£870
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £115–£195
  • Food £110–£200

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