Overview

Ekön is a kitesurf spot located on the east coast of Sweden in Östergötland County, facing the Baltic Sea. The spot is near the coast at an altitude of 5 meters. The east-facing Baltic exposure captures east and northeast winds. South and southwest winds, frequent in the area, create side-shore conditions. The water is that of the Baltic. Ekön is a Baltic coastal spot suitable for intermediate and advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Ekön

Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 17:35

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

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Ekön: 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

241h

in May · 24 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is November, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 72 mm.

Monthly averages: Ekön

Monthly averages — Ekön — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.5	95 h	1 °C	60 mm
February	12.5	110 h	2 °C	39 mm
March	18.0	174 h	7 °C	19 mm
April	21.5	150 h	10 °C	36 mm
May	24.0	241 h	15 °C	35 mm
June	20.0	198 h	20 °C	47 mm
July	23.0	225 h	23 °C	72 mm
August	19.0	168 h	21 °C	29 mm
September	18.5	179 h	18 °C	38 mm
October	15.5	137 h	12 °C	56 mm
November	10.5	81 h	6 °C	26 mm
December	15.0	99 h	5 °C	34 mm

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Technical details of Ekön spot

The spot works with winds from E, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, ENE, ESE, SE, SSE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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