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Sandbridge, United States

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About Sandbridge

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

Water about 21°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually January, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Virginia Beach.

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From Chicago: about 4 h 45 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. 55 min from the airport to Sandbridge.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Sandbridge on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 22 kn gusting 32, side-shore. Water: waves 2.5 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8032knside2.5 mwaves
Mon 19Oct8027knside2.3 mwaves
Tue 20Oct8025knside2.1 mwaves
Wed 21Oct8023knside-on2.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct4416knside1.6 mwaves
Fri 23Oct7823knside-on1.3 mwaves
Sat 24Oct7021knside-on1.3 mwaves
Sun 25Oct7420knside-on1.4 mwaves
Mon 26Oct013knside-on1.1 mwaves
Tue 27Oct011kncross-off1.3 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 kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 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

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 55 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Sandbridge

    18 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Sandbridge

    17 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Sandbridge

    12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Sandbridge

    16 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Sandbridge

    16 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 55 min by road. About 4h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £750–£1,365 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
  • Taxi £55–£90
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near Virginia Beach

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