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Oslo, Norway

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About Oslo

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

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). The town to stay in is Oslo.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 9 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → OSL · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Oslo.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in OsloAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Oslo · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Oslo · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Oslo on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 12 kn gusting 28, side-shore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct06knoffnot safe–
Mon 19Oct07knside–
Tue 20Oct09knoffnot safe–
Wed 21Oct022knoffnot safe–
Thu 22Oct014knoffnot safe–
Fri 23Oct06kncross-off–
Sat 24Oct018knoffnot safe–
Sun 25Oct4828knside–
Mon 26Oct017knside-on–
Tue 27Oct017knside-on–

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 OSL, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 17h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 22, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 14, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 1h by road. About 17h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £825–£1,585 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 £400–£835
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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