Name: Hietaniemi
Address: FI

Overview

Hietaniemi is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Finland, in the Gulf of Bothnia, near Oulu. This coastal spot offers a sandy beach with an open body of water facing west. Dominant southwest and west winds. Sandy bottom. Suitable for intermediate riders. Wetsuit required. Coastal natural setting.

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Spot forecast for Hietaniemi

Sunrise 08:30 · Sunset 17:41

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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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Hietaniemi: 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

211h

in October · 21.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, October and September, at 21 rideable days and 11 °C. The low point is January, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is October, with 81 mm.

Monthly averages: Hietaniemi

Monthly averages — Hietaniemi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.5	89 h	-7 °C	49 mm
February	18.5	167 h	-3 °C	41 mm
March	19.0	200 h	1 °C	40 mm
April	18.0	195 h	3 °C	39 mm
May	21.5	278 h	11 °C	25 mm
June	18.5	235 h	16 °C	66 mm
July	13.0	139 h	21 °C	68 mm
August	19.0	207 h	19 °C	70 mm
September	19.5	204 h	15 °C	53 mm
October	21.5	211 h	8 °C	81 mm
November	16.5	123 h	2 °C	57 mm
December	19.0	106 h	-1 °C	58 mm

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Technical details of Hietaniemi spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, 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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