Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 17 kn gusting 23, side-shore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 48 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 848, fair
- Mon 996, good
- Tue 1047, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 8kn | side-on | flat | 9°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 14kn | cross-off | flat | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 17kn | cross-off | flat | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 17 knots | 23kn | offnot safe | chop | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 19kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 9kn | side-on | flat | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 24kn | cross-off | chop | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 48, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 23kn | side | chop | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 96, good | wind from the south, 16 knots | 23kn | side | chop | 10°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 47, fair | wind from the south, 15 knots | 20kn | side | chop | 9°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
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 02:16 +0.6 mLow 08:20 −0.4 mHigh 14:24 +0.6 mLow 21:10 −0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:36 +0.5 mLow 09:39 −0.3 mHigh 15:38 +0.5 mLow 22:32 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:02 +0.5 mLow 11:05 −0.3 mHigh 16:59 +0.5 mLow 23:50 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 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 Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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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the spot and its town
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- Blimssanden 3.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Roaldsanden
Known for kitesurfing, 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).
Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 6°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Roald. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.
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$1,180–US$2,220 each
about US$1,180–US$2,220 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to AES, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$435–US$904 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$569 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,180–US$2,220 |
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: Roald
2 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Roald its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Roald, 1 km. We have not checked places to stay in Roald yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Ålesund, 12 km away (about 20 min by car). Search before you plan on staying there.
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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 17h 55m
About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AES, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 20 min by road
Flights ORD → AES on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.