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Hålskär kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

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Overview

Hålskär is a kitesurf spot located in the southwest archipelago of Finland, in the Baltic Sea. This island spot offers open wind exposure with a clear body of water. Southwest and west winds are dominant. Suitable for advanced riders due to the isolation and exposure. Access by boat. Wetsuit required. Wild natural setting of the archipelago.
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Spot forecast for Hålskär

Sunrise 08:23 · Sunset 18:09

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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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Hålskär: 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

468h

in August · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 9 °C. It peaks in August, with 468 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days23 d F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 24.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days J February: 23 rideable days23 d F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 24.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 13%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 47% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 90 mm.

Monthly averages: Hålskär
Monthly averages — Hålskär — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 189 h -1 °C 56 mm
February 23.0 215 h 0 °C 49 mm
March 24.5 279 h 2 °C 24 mm
April 24.5 311 h 5 °C 72 mm
May 26.5 340 h 12 °C 18 mm
June 29.5 506 h 16 °C 58 mm
July 24.5 367 h 20 °C 68 mm
August 30.5 468 h 18 °C 90 mm
September 26.5 337 h 16 °C 69 mm
October 29.5 302 h 11 °C 69 mm
November 28.5 246 h 6 °C 65 mm
December 27.5 209 h 4 °C 65 mm

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Technical details of Hålskär spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Rideable 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 SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE, NW, NNW.

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