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La Manga, Spain

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About La Manga

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 23°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 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 floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 6.3 km out (1 in 625). The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 2 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Unión. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 2 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RMU, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 5 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → RMU · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to La Manga.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in La UniónAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in La Unión · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in La Unión · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

La Manga on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 13 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct012kncross-offflat
Mon 19Oct017knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct4018knsideflat
Wed 21Oct013knside-onflat
Thu 22Oct010knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct2815knside-onflat
Sat 24Oct012knside-onflat
Sun 25Oct3015knside-onflat
Mon 26Oct09knsideflat
Tue 27Oct013knsideflat

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to RMU, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 18h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf La Manga

    13 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 13, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RMU, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 18h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £905–£1,730 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £185–£310
  • Food £175–£330

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