Tornio
Kitesurf spot · Sweden
Is it worth the trip?
22Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 13 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Wed 4 · 43 out of 100
- Wind
- W 12 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 14 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Sun 8 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°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 443, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 623, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 851, fair
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1056, fair
- Wed 1137, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Best in Aug2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 0°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | – | 3°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 43, poor | wind from the west, 12 knots | 21kn | cross-off | – | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 4°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 22kn | cross-off | – | 5°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 14 knots | 27kn | offnot safe | – | 5°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 51, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 25kn | cross-off | – | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | – | 3°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 56, fair | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 23kn | side | – | 5°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 37, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 23kn | cross-off | – | 2°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
best in Aug
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
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 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 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.
Map
the spot and its town
Tornio on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tornio
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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).
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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. For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually August, with about 2 good days in 7; in May and June, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tornio.
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$1,290–US$2,420 each
about US$1,290–US$2,420 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to RVN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$469–US$971 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$181–US$308 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$1,290–US$2,420 |
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: Tornio
Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn
about 5 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Tornio its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 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 20h 15m
About 20h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RVN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h 15m by road
Flights ORD → RVN on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Saved: this link opens the same trip
The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.