Overview

Podnojie is a kitesurfing spot on the southwest coast of Vladivostok, at the foot of a coastal hill, facing Amursky Bay, Sea of Japan.

The water body is open to the south and southwest. The coast is mixed, sand and rocks. The spot offers good fetch for southwest winds.

Prevailing winds come from the south and southwest in summer. Season runs from June to September. Water is cool (13-21°C), wetsuit required. Spot for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Podnojie (Vladivostok)

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:23

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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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Podnojie (Vladivostok): when to go?

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Season · peak

203h

in April · 26 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in April: 22 rideable days a month and 203 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is January, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 1%31+ 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 January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is August, with 185 mm.

Monthly averages: Podnojie (Vladivostok)

Monthly averages — Podnojie (Vladivostok) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.0	18 h	-5 °C	8 mm
February	7.0	60 h	-2 °C	3 mm
March	19.5	152 h	3 °C	25 mm
April	26.0	203 h	9 °C	51 mm
May	24.5	248 h	14 °C	104 mm
June	26.0	283 h	18 °C	124 mm
July	22.5	251 h	24 °C	155 mm
August	19.5	206 h	25 °C	185 mm
September	18.0	147 h	21 °C	50 mm
October	11.0	84 h	13 °C	47 mm
November	11.5	70 h	5 °C	43 mm
December	6.0	32 h	-3 °C	12 mm

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Technical details of Podnojie (Vladivostok) spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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