Faxe kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Denmark

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 55.21 | 12.17

Overview

Faxe is a kitesurf spot in Faxe Bay (Faxe Bugt) on the southeast coast of Zealand. The beach faces east toward the Baltic and offers chop and moderate wave conditions. The spot is close to Feddet and shares similar conditions with a sandy bottom and good exposure to easterly winds.

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Spot forecast for Faxe

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 18:00

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

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Faxe: 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

203h

in May · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 15 rideable days a month and 203 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is November, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 5.5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 8 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 9.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d N December: 6 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 5.5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 13.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 8 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days J August: 9.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 4.5 rideable days4.5 d N December: 6 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is January, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Faxe
Monthly averages — Faxe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.5 40 h 3 °C 108 mm
February 7.0 66 h 5 °C 58 mm
March 13.0 127 h 8 °C 25 mm
April 13.5 122 h 12 °C 63 mm
May 19.5 203 h 17 °C 39 mm
June 8.0 71 h 20 °C 56 mm
July 9.5 89 h 22 °C 105 mm
August 9.5 85 h 22 °C 26 mm
September 14.0 154 h 19 °C 54 mm
October 6.5 56 h 13 °C 68 mm
November 4.5 30 h 8 °C 49 mm
December 6.0 50 h 6 °C 37 mm

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Technical details of Faxe spot

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

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Chop and moderate waves in Faxe Bugt. Sandy bottom. Waves build in sustained easterly winds. Baltic water, cool, requiring a wetsuit.

Hazards

Westerly (offshore) winds gusty and dangerous, pushing out to sea. Coastal currents possible in sustained winds. Powerful waves possible in strong easterly winds.

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