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Sandøy kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Norway · Vestfold og Telemark

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m 59.08 | 10.46

Overview

Sandoy is a kitesurfing spot on an island off the Vestfold coast. Water in the Skagerrak. Southerly and southwesterly winds. Suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Sandøy

Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 17:58

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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 2.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:320.4 m06:100.1 m07:550.1 m08:570.1 m13:340.4 m18:390.1 m20:200.1 m21:180.1 m02:050.4 m06:580.1 m09:100.1 m09:240.1 m14:090.4 m19:260.1 m21:310.1 m21:510.1 m02:370.4 m07:420.1 m14:440.4 m20:100.1 m03:100.3 m08:250.1 m15:190.4 m20:510.1 m03:440.3 m09:060.1 m15:550.4 m21:330.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.1 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.1 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.1 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.1 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m

Sandøy: 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

405h

in June · 28 rideable days

The season runs from June to October, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 405 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 13 rideable days13 d J February: 13 rideable days13 d F March: 18 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days28 d J July: 25 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 13 rideable days13 d J February: 13 rideable days13 d F March: 18 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days28 d J July: 25 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 12%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is January, with 140 mm.

Monthly averages: Sandøy
Monthly averages — Sandøy — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 13.0 105 h 1 °C 140 mm
February 13.0 124 h 1 °C 95 mm
March 18.0 170 h 5 °C 56 mm
April 16.5 152 h 10 °C 50 mm
May 19.5 213 h 17 °C 33 mm
June 28.0 405 h 18 °C 81 mm
July 25.0 262 h 22 °C 94 mm
August 27.5 327 h 20 °C 87 mm
September 20.5 211 h 16 °C 87 mm
October 21.0 207 h 12 °C 123 mm
November 16.5 130 h 7 °C 74 mm
December 20.0 147 h 5 °C 99 mm

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Technical details of Sandøy spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Depending on conditions WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, W.

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

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