Voss / Vangsvatnet kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Norway · Vestland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 44 m 60.62 | 6.42

Overview

Voss / Vangsvatnet is a kitesurfing spot on Lake Vangsvatnet in Voss, Vestland. Flat lake water at 44 meters altitude. Winds channeled by the mountains. Suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Voss / Vangsvatnet

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 18:10

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

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Voss / Vangsvatnet: 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

53h

in July · 10.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 8 rideable days a month and 53 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is April, at 1 day.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 2 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days F March: 2.5 rideable days M April: 1 rideable days1 d A May: 1.5 rideable days M June: 7 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J August: 5.5 rideable days A September: 1 rideable days1 d S October: 2 rideable days O November: 2 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 2 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days F March: 2.5 rideable days M April: 1 rideable days1 d A May: 1.5 rideable days M June: 7 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d J August: 5.5 rideable days A September: 1 rideable days1 d S October: 2 rideable days O November: 2 rideable days N December: 2 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 5%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is December, with 236 mm.

Monthly averages: Voss / Vangsvatnet
Monthly averages — Voss / Vangsvatnet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 2.0 10 h -3 °C 179 mm
February 2.5 17 h 1 °C 132 mm
March 2.5 13 h 7 °C 158 mm
April 1.0 7 h 12 °C 81 mm
May 1.5 9 h 19 °C 69 mm
June 7.0 41 h 18 °C 106 mm
July 10.5 53 h 22 °C 92 mm
August 5.5 30 h 19 °C 230 mm
September 1.0 4 h 16 °C 138 mm
October 2.0 12 h 10 °C 180 mm
November 2.0 15 h 4 °C 198 mm
December 2.0 10 h 3 °C 236 mm

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Technical details of Voss / Vangsvatnet spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions 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, SE, SSE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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