Sandstangen kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Norway · Viken

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 100 m 59.67 | 11.25

Overview

Sandstangen is a kitesurfing spot on an inland lake at 100 meters altitude in Viken. Flat body of water. South and southwest winds. Suitable for intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Sandstangen

Sunrise 08:05 · Sunset 17:53

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

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Sandstangen: 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

220h

in June · 19 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 16 rideable days a month and 220 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d J February: 9 rideable days F March: 12 rideable days M April: 11 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days19 d J July: 13 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d J February: 9 rideable days F March: 12 rideable days M April: 11 rideable days A May: 14 rideable days M June: 19 rideable days19 d J July: 13 rideable days J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is July, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Sandstangen
Monthly averages — Sandstangen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.5 56 h -3 °C 95 mm
February 9.0 75 h 1 °C 90 mm
March 12.0 119 h 6 °C 55 mm
April 11.0 104 h 11 °C 42 mm
May 14.0 125 h 19 °C 30 mm
June 19.0 220 h 20 °C 99 mm
July 13.0 120 h 23 °C 117 mm
August 17.5 187 h 20 °C 107 mm
September 10.0 102 h 17 °C 117 mm
October 14.0 114 h 11 °C 105 mm
November 10.5 84 h 5 °C 71 mm
December 11.5 77 h 3 °C 97 mm

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Technical details of Sandstangen spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW, W.

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

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