Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 5°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 6°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 five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knots | 11kn | cross-off | chop | 10°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 16kn | cross-off | chop | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | flat | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 9kn | side | flat | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | flat | 9°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 9kn | cross-off | chop | 5°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 5 knots | 14kn | cross-off | flat | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knots | 14kn | cross-off | flat | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 14kn | on | 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 NovLow 03:23 −0.1 mHigh 10:00 +0.1 mLow 15:50 −0.1 mHigh 22:48 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:29 −0.1 mHigh 10:56 +0.1 mLow 16:57 −0.2 mHigh 23:42 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:25 −0.1 mHigh 11:48 +0.2 mLow 17:55 −0.2 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
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Jomfruland
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Jomfruland, 2 km (about 5 min by car). Nearest airport: Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), 50 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,050–US$2,000 each
about US$1,050–US$2,000 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 KRS, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$938 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$214–US$355 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$2,000 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 2 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Jomfruland, 2 km (about 5 min by car). Nearest airport: Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), 50 km.
See places to stay near Jomfruland, 2 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 19h 15m
About 19h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KRS, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 2h 20m by road
Flights ORD → KRS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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