Storsand kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Sweden · Gävleborgs län

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 13 m 61.63 | 17.43

Overview

Storsand is a kitesurfing spot located on the Baltic Sea coast in Gävleborg County. The spot offers a sandy beach with a coastal body of water.

The spot is suitable for intermediate kitesurfers. South and east winds are rideable.

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Spot forecast for Storsand

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 17:23

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

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Storsand: 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

186h

in August · 17.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, August and September, at 18 rideable days and 18 °C. The low point is April, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d A May: 12 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J August: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d A September: 17 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 12.5 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 14 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days M April: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d A May: 12 rideable days M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J August: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d A September: 17 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 12.5 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is October, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Storsand
Monthly averages — Storsand — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 14.0 93 h -1 °C 74 mm
February 14.0 121 h 1 °C 34 mm
March 12.5 105 h 4 °C 34 mm
April 10.5 79 h 7 °C 34 mm
May 12.0 115 h 14 °C 39 mm
June 18.5 194 h 18 °C 45 mm
July 10.5 106 h 22 °C 71 mm
August 17.5 186 h 20 °C 16 mm
September 17.0 150 h 16 °C 64 mm
October 15.5 139 h 10 °C 91 mm
November 12.5 74 h 4 °C 42 mm
December 11.0 69 h 2 °C 46 mm

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Technical details of Storsand spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable 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: Depending on conditions W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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