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boardside.lv

Kitesurf spot · Latvia

Is it worth the trip?

We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.

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We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.

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About boardside.lv

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. The town to stay in is Rīga. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 1 mountain bike area.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$951–US$1,830 each

about US$951–US$1,830 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to RIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,040
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$951–US$1,830

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rīga

Closest

Rīga

5 min by car · 217 places to stay

See 217 places to stay in Rīga · Booking.com

About Rīga its beds, food and every spot near it

Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 20m

About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RIX, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.