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Akranes kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Iceland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 8 m 64.32 | -22.06

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
<![CDATA[Akranes is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Iceland, in the town of the same name about 50 km north of Reykjavik. The spot offers a coastal body of water in Faxaflói with good exposure to prevailing north and east winds. Accessible sandy beach with a good launch area. Intermediate level required due to tidal currents and cold water. Thick wetsuit essential. The town offers all amenities nearby. Views of Snæfellsjökull on a clear day.]]>
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Spot forecast for Akranes

Sunrise 08:34 · Sunset 17:51

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 0.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:492.8 m08:041.9 m14:203.1 m20:541.7 m02:593 m09:101.7 m15:203.3 m21:431.4 m03:503.3 m09:581.4 m16:053.5 m22:231.1 m04:313.5 m10:381.1 m16:443.7 m22:570.9 m05:073.8 m11:140.9 m17:203.9 m23:300.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m

Akranes: 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

334h

in April · 25 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, April and March, at 25 rideable days and 8 °C. The low point is November, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days25 d A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 25 rideable days25 d A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 23.5 rideable days J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d N December: 20.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is January, with 136 mm.

Monthly averages: Akranes
Monthly averages — Akranes — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.5 139 h 1 °C 136 mm
February 21.5 188 h 2 °C 104 mm
March 24.5 246 h 4 °C 104 mm
April 25.0 334 h 7 °C 45 mm
May 21.5 243 h 10 °C 106 mm
June 23.5 311 h 11 °C 67 mm
July 22.5 243 h 13 °C 95 mm
August 26.5 303 h 13 °C 73 mm
September 24.0 235 h 10 °C 89 mm
October 22.0 160 h 6 °C 111 mm
November 18.5 117 h 3 °C 78 mm
December 20.5 106 h 3 °C 80 mm

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Technical details of Akranes spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, W, 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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