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Alftanes kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Iceland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 64.09 | -22.01

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
<![CDATA[Alftanes is a kitesurfing spot located on the Álftanes peninsula, near Reykjavik, Iceland. This coastal spot benefits from a body of water in Faxaflói Bay with conditions influenced by the tides. Icelandic winds frequently blow from the north-east and east with good power. Suited for intermediate and advanced riders. The water is cold year-round — minimum 5/4 mm wetsuit required. Sandy bottom with some rocks. Exceptional panoramic views of Mount Esja. Easily accessible from Reykjavik.]]>
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Sunrise 08:33 · Sunset 17:51

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:462.8 m08:011.9 m14:173.1 m20:511.7 m02:563 m09:061.6 m15:163.3 m21:401.4 m03:473.2 m09:541.4 m16:023.5 m22:191.1 m04:273.5 m10:341.1 m16:413.7 m22:540.9 m05:033.8 m11:110.9 m17:163.9 m23:260.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Alftanes: 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

333h

in April · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in April: 23 rideable days a month and 333 hours of usable wind, at 8 °C. The low point is November, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d A May: 23 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days18 d N December: 18 rideable days18 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d A May: 23 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 21 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days18 d N December: 18 rideable days18 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is January, with 145 mm.

Monthly averages: Alftanes
Monthly averages — Alftanes — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.0 125 h 0 °C 145 mm
February 18.5 165 h 2 °C 130 mm
March 22.5 201 h 4 °C 118 mm
April 25.5 333 h 7 °C 51 mm
May 23.0 262 h 10 °C 103 mm
June 22.0 288 h 11 °C 68 mm
July 21.0 243 h 13 °C 83 mm
August 26.5 320 h 13 °C 69 mm
September 25.0 240 h 11 °C 93 mm
October 21.5 169 h 6 °C 108 mm
November 18.0 120 h 3 °C 74 mm
December 18.0 99 h 2 °C 113 mm

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Technical details of Alftanes spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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