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Badsjön kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Sweden · Västerbottens län

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 391 m 65.48 | 15.82

Overview

Badsjön is a kitesurfing spot located in Västerbotten, on a mountain lake at 391 meters altitude near Sorsele. This small lake offers a calm and protected body of water, ideal for beginners and practice sessions. Southwest winds are most frequent. The mountain setting of northern Sweden is spectacular. The sailing season is short, from June to September, due to the altitude and latitude. The water is fresh and cool.

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Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 17:15

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

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Badsjön: 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

252h

in August · 23 rideable days

The season runs from August to October, peaking in August: 20 rideable days a month and 252 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is July, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 13 rideable days13 d J August: 23 rideable days23 d A September: 18 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 13 rideable days13 d J August: 23 rideable days23 d A September: 18 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 15 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -8 °C. The wettest month is October, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Badsjön
Monthly averages — Badsjön — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.0 98 h -8 °C 67 mm
February 16.0 115 h -5 °C 38 mm
March 15.0 147 h 1 °C 51 mm
April 17.0 165 h 4 °C 43 mm
May 16.5 180 h 13 °C 46 mm
June 20.5 248 h 16 °C 80 mm
July 13.0 130 h 21 °C 67 mm
August 23.0 252 h 17 °C 113 mm
September 18.0 158 h 13 °C 98 mm
October 17.5 142 h 5 °C 124 mm
November 15.0 97 h -1 °C 47 mm
December 17.5 86 h -4 °C 99 mm

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Technical details of Badsjön spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Beginner

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