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Ocracoke, United States

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About Ocracoke

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 22°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 very gently: 10 m deep about 33.3 km out (1 in 3333). The sea is about 12°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and July, with about 4 good days in 7; in September, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ocracoke.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → ORF · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Ocracoke.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Ocracoke · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Ocracoke · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Ocracoke on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 19 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct049knside0.9 mwaves
Mon 19Oct039knside0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct8025knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct8029knsidechop
Thu 22Oct8021knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct8017knsidechop
Sat 24Oct028kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct4026knsidechop
Mon 26Oct8024knsidechop
Tue 27Oct2414knside-on0.8 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).

  1. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 ORF, then 3h 45 by road. About 7h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Ocracoke

    19 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Ocracoke

    19 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Ocracoke

    14 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Ocracoke

    13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 21 kn gusting 28, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 3h 45 by road. About 7h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £810–£1,465 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 £130–£275
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near Ocracoke

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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