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Lake Svityaz (Shatsk) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Ukraine · Volyn Oblast

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 162 m 51.49 | 23.86

Overview

Lake Svityaz (Shatski Lakes) is the largest natural lake in Ukraine, located in the Shatsk National Park in the Volyn Oblast. This spot is on the same lake as spot ID 5598.

The lake offers a 25 km² water body with very clear fresh water and a sandy bottom. Wind conditions are variable but often from the west or northwest. The open water kite season runs from May to October, with snowkite possible in winter.

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Spot forecast for Lake Svityaz (Shatsk)

Sunrise 07:57 · Sunset 18:21

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

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Lake Svityaz (Shatsk): 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

298h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 298 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is November, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days16 d N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days16 d N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is July, with 125 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Svityaz (Shatsk)
Monthly averages — Lake Svityaz (Shatsk) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 218 h 2 °C 58 mm
February 21.0 194 h 5 °C 39 mm
March 23.0 241 h 10 °C 51 mm
April 23.5 275 h 15 °C 50 mm
May 25.0 261 h 19 °C 53 mm
June 26.5 298 h 24 °C 99 mm
July 22.5 237 h 26 °C 125 mm
August 18.5 160 h 25 °C 43 mm
September 22.0 219 h 22 °C 34 mm
October 23.0 208 h 12 °C 47 mm
November 16.0 136 h 6 °C 41 mm
December 18.0 151 h 3 °C 35 mm

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Technical details of Lake Svityaz (Shatsk) 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: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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