Skei kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Norway · Vestland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 212 m 61.54 | 6.47

Overview

Skei is a kitesurfing spot on a lake at 212 metres altitude in Vestland. Lake body of water with winds channelled by the mountains. Suitable for intermediates.
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Sunrise 08:30 · Sunset 18:07

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

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Skei: 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

86h

in February · 12 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in February: 9 rideable days a month and 86 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is July, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 9 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days12 d F March: 10 rideable days M April: 7.5 rideable days A May: 5 rideable days M June: 4.5 rideable days J July: 2 rideable days2 d J August: 6 rideable days A September: 5 rideable days S October: 8 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 8.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 9 rideable days J February: 12 rideable days12 d F March: 10 rideable days M April: 7.5 rideable days A May: 5 rideable days M June: 4.5 rideable days J July: 2 rideable days2 d J August: 6 rideable days A September: 5 rideable days S October: 8 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 8.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is December, with 311 mm.

Monthly averages: Skei
Monthly averages — Skei — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.0 56 h 1 °C 216 mm
February 12.0 86 h 4 °C 203 mm
March 10.0 79 h 7 °C 242 mm
April 7.5 57 h 11 °C 100 mm
May 5.0 35 h 18 °C 77 mm
June 4.5 39 h 17 °C 169 mm
July 2.0 10 h 22 °C 89 mm
August 6.0 54 h 17 °C 267 mm
September 5.0 38 h 16 °C 140 mm
October 8.0 73 h 10 °C 309 mm
November 3.5 26 h 5 °C 255 mm
December 8.5 44 h 5 °C 311 mm

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Technical details of Skei 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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