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Varessäikkä kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 64.89 | 24.81

Overview

Varessäikkä is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Finland, in the Gulf of Bothnia, south of Oulu. This coastal spot offers an open body of water with consistent wind conditions. Dominant southwest and west winds. Suitable for intermediate riders. Sandy bottom. Wetsuit required. Typical coastal setting of the Gulf of Bothnia.

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Sunrise 08:29 · 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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Varessäikkä: 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

292h

in May · 24 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 292 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is July, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days24 d M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 15.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days24 d M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is July, with 78 mm.

Monthly averages: Varessäikkä
Monthly averages — Varessäikkä — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 15.5 106 h -7 °C 46 mm
February 21.0 181 h -3 °C 37 mm
March 22.5 228 h 1 °C 38 mm
April 22.5 220 h 3 °C 39 mm
May 24.0 292 h 11 °C 27 mm
June 23.5 289 h 16 °C 66 mm
July 14.0 162 h 21 °C 78 mm
August 20.5 244 h 19 °C 54 mm
September 21.0 226 h 15 °C 49 mm
October 21.5 221 h 8 °C 68 mm
November 21.5 136 h 2 °C 55 mm
December 20.5 115 h -1 °C 57 mm

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Technical details of Varessäikkä spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NW, NNW.

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Required level
Intermediate

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