Overview

Refviksanden is a beautiful sandy beach on the Vestland coast. Kitesurfing spot facing the Norwegian Sea with west and southwest winds. Suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Refviksanden

Sunrise 08:37 · Sunset 18:11

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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 5.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:39 · 0.9 m High tide 07:15 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:04 · 1 m High tide 19:26 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:58 · 0.8 m High tide 08:20 · 1.5 m Low tide 14:19 · 0.9 m High tide 20:24 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:53 · 0.7 m High tide 09:10 · 1.6 m Low tide 15:13 · 0.8 m High tide 21:12 · 1.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:36 · 0.5 m High tide 09:51 · 1.7 m Low tide 15:55 · 0.7 m High tide 21:53 · 1.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:14 · 0.4 m High tide 10:28 · 1.8 m Low tide 16:33 · 0.5 m High tide 22:32 · 1.9 m

Refviksanden: 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

224h

in October · 22 rideable days

The season runs from October to December, peaking in October: 22 rideable days a month and 224 hours of usable wind, at 9 °C. The low point is January, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is November, with 272 mm.

Monthly averages: Refviksanden

Monthly averages — Refviksanden — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	134 h	4 °C	173 mm
February	20.0	183 h	5 °C	163 mm
March	19.5	217 h	8 °C	181 mm
April	18.5	213 h	10 °C	93 mm
May	20.0	222 h	16 °C	54 mm
June	25.0	373 h	16 °C	123 mm
July	18.0	179 h	20 °C	77 mm
August	23.5	341 h	17 °C	218 mm
September	18.5	188 h	16 °C	129 mm
October	22.0	224 h	12 °C	239 mm
November	21.0	169 h	8 °C	272 mm
December	22.0	157 h	7 °C	218 mm

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Technical details of Refviksanden spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, 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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