Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 2°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 0°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 8 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 0°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- -1°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 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 7kn | cross-off | – | 3°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | – | 2°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | – | 0°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 20kn | offnot safe | – | 4°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 8 knots | 23kn | offnot safe | – | 0°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | – | 1°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 3°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 8kn | side-on | – | -1°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 9kn | side-on | – | -3°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 12kn | side-on | – | 1°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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Takvatnet
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).
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. The town to stay in is Rundhaug.
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$1,380–US$2,550 each
about US$1,380–US$2,550 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TOS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$214–US$355 |
| 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$1,380–US$2,550 |
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: Rundhaug
22 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Rundhaug its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Rundhaug, 12 km. We have not checked places to stay in Rundhaug yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Tromsø, 60 km away. 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 19h 25m
About 19h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TOS, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → TOS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.