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Viganj / Peninsula Pelješac kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Croatia · Dubrovnik-Neretva County

Spot currently openAdvanced level 42.98 | 17.1

Overview

Viganj is the iconic kite spot on the Pelješac peninsula, world-renowned for its powerful Maestral (NW) channelled through the channel. The wind blows reliably every afternoon in summer, often reaching 25+ knots. The spot offers flat water near the beach and chop further offshore.
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Spot forecast for Viganj / Peninsula Pelješac

Sunrise 07:11 · Sunset 18:01

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Viganj / Peninsula Pelješac: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

145h

in May · 17 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, March and April, at 15 rideable days and 19 °C. The low point is November, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 8.5 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days17 d M June: 10 rideable days J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days5 d N December: 6 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 8.5 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 13.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days17 d M June: 10 rideable days J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 8.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 5 rideable days5 d N December: 6 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 13 °C. The wettest month is March, with 268 mm.

Monthly averages: Viganj / Peninsula Pelješac
Monthly averages — Viganj / Peninsula Pelješac — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.5 68 h 13 °C 123 mm
February 10.0 97 h 14 °C 194 mm
March 13.5 148 h 16 °C 268 mm
April 13.0 100 h 20 °C 66 mm
May 17.0 145 h 22 °C 106 mm
June 10.0 56 h 29 °C 23 mm
July 12.5 73 h 31 °C 39 mm
August 8.5 55 h 31 °C 80 mm
September 12.5 103 h 26 °C 240 mm
October 11.5 102 h 21 °C 165 mm
November 5.0 41 h 16 °C 158 mm
December 6.0 49 h 14 °C 155 mm

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Technical details of Viganj / Peninsula Pelješac spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SSW, SW, WSW, NNW.

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