Ekkerøy
Kitesurf spot · Norway
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 17 kn gusting 24, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- W 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 4°C
Tue 3 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Wed 4 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 18 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 92 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 3°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Wind
- W 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 3°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 4°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 221, poor
- Tue 339, poor
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 592, good
- Fri 623, poor
- Sat 718, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1049, fair
- Wed 1191, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 6 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 21, poor | wind from the west, 13 knots | 18kn | side-on | flat | 4°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 39, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 18kn | side | chop | 4°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 23kn | on | chop | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 92, good | wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots | 24kn | side-on | chop | 3°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, poor | wind from the west, 13 knots | 18kn | side-on | chop | 4°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 21kn | side-on | flat | 3°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots | 22kn | side | flat | 4°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots | 16kn | side-on | flat | 2°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 49, fair | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 20kn | on | flat | 3°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 91, good | wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots | 24kn | side-on | chop | 3°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:13 −1.1 mHigh 11:24 +0.9 mLow 17:40 −0.9 mHigh 23:45 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:25 −1.2 mHigh 12:45 +0.9 mLow 18:56 −0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:00 +1.0 mLow 07:35 −1.2 mHigh 14:00 +1.0 mLow 20:07 −0.9 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.
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About Ekkerøy
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 6°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 13°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Vadsø.
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$1,400–US$2,600 each
about US$1,400–US$2,600 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 IVL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$463–US$959 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$215–US$356 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$570 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$711 |
| Total | about US$1,400–US$2,600 |
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: Vadsø
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about 25 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Vadsø its beds, food and every spot near it
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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 22h 30m
About 22h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → IVL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 3h 40m by road
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