Grasholman kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Norway · Troms og Finnmark

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 3 m 68.67 | 16.62

Overview

Grasholman is a kitesurfing spot in northern Norway, in the Troms og Finnmark region. Coastal spot with dominant southwest winds. Arctic environment. Suitable for intermediates.
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Spot forecast for Grasholman

Sunrise 08:20 · Sunset 16:56

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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 1.6 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 Now02:591.1 m09:401.8 m15:211.2 m21:582 m04:031 m10:451.9 m16:231.1 m22:542.1 m04:570.8 m11:322.1 m17:160.9 m23:372.3 m05:430.7 m12:102.3 m18:020.8 m00:152.4 m06:260.5 m12:452.4 m18:450.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2.3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Grasholman: 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

267h

in May · 23 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in May: 20 rideable days a month and 267 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is December, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 19 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 23 rideable days23 d M June: 19 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 13 rideable days N December: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at -2 °C. The wettest month is December, with 177 mm.

Monthly averages: Grasholman
Monthly averages — Grasholman — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 60 h -1 °C 151 mm
February 22.0 178 h 1 °C 100 mm
March 17.0 154 h 2 °C 90 mm
April 18.0 198 h 4 °C 73 mm
May 23.0 267 h 11 °C 51 mm
June 19.0 189 h 15 °C 52 mm
July 11.5 115 h 19 °C 45 mm
August 19.0 194 h 18 °C 112 mm
September 21.0 203 h 15 °C 68 mm
October 23.0 176 h 7 °C 144 mm
November 13.0 72 h 1 °C 154 mm
December 0.5 2 h -2 °C 177 mm

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Technical details of Grasholman 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: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Intermediate

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