Overview

Ekkerøy is a kitesurfing spot located in Finnmark, in the far northeast of Norway, on the shores of the Barents Sea. Wild and remote spot with arctic conditions. Variable but often strong winds. Reserved for experienced riders. Thick wetsuit mandatory.

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Spot forecast for Ekkerøy

Sunrise 07:34 · Sunset 15:54

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:40 · 2.6 m Low tide 07:02 · 1.3 m High tide 13:27 · 2.5 m Low tide 19:21 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:43 · 2.6 m Low tide 08:03 · 1.2 m High tide 14:27 · 2.6 m Low tide 20:23 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:37 · 2.7 m Low tide 08:56 · 1.1 m High tide 15:17 · 2.7 m Low tide 21:18 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:23 · 2.8 m Low tide 09:42 · 0.9 m High tide 16:00 · 2.9 m Low tide 22:05 · 1.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:05 · 2.9 m Low tide 10:23 · 0.7 m High tide 16:39 · 3.1 m Low tide 22:48 · 0.9 m

Ekkerøy: 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

302h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from February to October, peaking in October: 29 rideable days a month and 302 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is December, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is November, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Ekkerøy

Monthly averages — Ekkerøy — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	65 h	-3 °C	78 mm
February	28.5	251 h	-2 °C	39 mm
March	28.0	326 h	0 °C	37 mm
April	29.5	439 h	0 °C	54 mm
May	30.0	488 h	7 °C	36 mm
June	29.0	555 h	11 °C	69 mm
July	28.0	421 h	16 °C	45 mm
August	29.5	441 h	16 °C	45 mm
September	27.0	291 h	13 °C	60 mm
October	31.0	302 h	6 °C	66 mm
November	23.0	130 h	1 °C	87 mm
December	0.0	0 h	0 °C	85 mm

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Technical details of Ekkerøy spot

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

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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VADSØ LUFTHAVN10.1 km

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