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Graveyards kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Namibia · Erongo Region

-21.76 | 13.97

Overview

Graveyards is a kitesurfing spot located on the Skeleton Coast, in the Erongo region of Namibia, near Cape Cross. This spot takes its name from the shipwrecks that litter this inhospitable coast. Conditions are extreme with very strong south/southwest winds and very cold water (around 14 degrees C) due to the Benguela Current. The environment is dangerous and remote. Spot reserved for expert riders.
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Graveyards: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 21 °C. It peaks in January, with 293 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75% 13-20 knots · 25% 21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 17 °C. The wettest month is March, with 14 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Graveyards — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 31.0 293 h 23 °C 4 mm
February 28.0 268 h 22 °C 1 mm
March 30.5 318 h 22 °C 14 mm
April 29.5 255 h 21 °C 14 mm
May 29.0 201 h 25 °C 0 mm
June 28.5 185 h 22 °C 0 mm
July 30.5 231 h 17 °C 0 mm
August 29.5 227 h 17 °C 0 mm
September 28.0 246 h 18 °C 0 mm
October 29.0 287 h 19 °C 1 mm
November 29.5 259 h 20 °C 0 mm
December 30.0 255 h 22 °C 5 mm
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Technical details of Graveyards spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Expert

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