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Rhosneigr, UK

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About Rhosneigr

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.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 179). The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in September, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and December, with about 4 good days in 7; in April and May, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rhosneigr.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → DUB · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Rhosneigr.

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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 Sat 24: 19 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct03knonflat
Mon 19Oct020knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct06knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct6619knside-on1.3 mwaves
Thu 22Oct3319knon0.9 mwaves
Fri 23Oct3249knside-on2.2 mwaves
Sat 24Oct7229knside-on2.1 mwaves
Sun 25Oct5132knside-on3.2 mwaves
Mon 26Oct4534knon1.9 mwaves
Tue 27Oct4037knside-on4.3 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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 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 ORD to DUB, then 2h 20 by road. About 14h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 6, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Rhosneigr

    15 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 21 kn gusting 49, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.2 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Rhosneigr

    19 kn gusting 29, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 2h 20 by road. About 14h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,000–£1,875 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 £370–£770
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £105–£175
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

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