Barshage kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Sweden · Gotland County

Spot currently openIntermediate level 56.91 | 18.19

Overview

Barshage is a kitesurfing spot located on the southwest coast of Gotland. The spot offers a body of water exposed to the southwest towards the Baltic. The spot is suitable for intermediate kitesurfers. Southwest and west winds are favorable.

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Spot forecast for Barshage

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 17:33

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

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Barshage: 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

234h

in October · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to January, peaking in October: 22 rideable days a month and 234 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is March, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days15 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 22 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is January, with 64 mm.

Monthly averages: Barshage
Monthly averages — Barshage — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.5 177 h 2 °C 64 mm
February 16.5 157 h 3 °C 36 mm
March 15.0 188 h 5 °C 13 mm
April 16.5 171 h 9 °C 26 mm
May 15.5 164 h 13 °C 38 mm
June 24.0 375 h 17 °C 37 mm
July 19.0 263 h 20 °C 63 mm
August 25.0 286 h 20 °C 23 mm
September 17.5 194 h 18 °C 39 mm
October 23.5 234 h 12 °C 46 mm
November 22.5 195 h 7 °C 34 mm
December 22.0 182 h 5 °C 30 mm

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Technical details of Barshage spot

N: Not rideable 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: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WNW.

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

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