Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 11 kn gusting 24, onshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 641, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 2 knots | 5kn | cross-off | – | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots | 4kn | side-on | – | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 8kn | on | – | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 41, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots | 24kn | on | – | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 16kn | side-on | – | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 12kn | side | – | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | – | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots | 6kn | cross-off | – | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 9kn | side | – | 26°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About North Caicos
Known for kitesurfing, 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).
A spot for kitesurfing, 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. The town to stay in is Whitby.
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$765–US$1,420 each
about US$765–US$1,420 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PLS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$242–US$503 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$765–US$1,420 |
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: Whitby
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about 10 min by car · 3 places to stay
About Whitby 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 8h 35m
About 8h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PLS, direct, then 1h by road
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