Overview

Yellow Bay is a kitesurfing spot located on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland in the Leningrad Oblast of Russia. This spot offers a sheltered bay with a sandy bottom. The spot benefits from west to south-west winds. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Yellow Bay

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 17:41

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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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Yellow Bay: 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

148h

in November · 19.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are November, June and August, at 18 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is February, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is August, with 131 mm.

Monthly averages: Yellow Bay

Monthly averages — Yellow Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	109 h	-4 °C	75 mm
February	10.5	76 h	-2 °C	41 mm
March	14.5	134 h	3 °C	52 mm
April	13.5	114 h	6 °C	65 mm
May	11.0	84 h	14 °C	49 mm
June	18.0	184 h	18 °C	114 mm
July	12.5	105 h	23 °C	64 mm
August	17.5	189 h	20 °C	131 mm
September	11.0	111 h	18 °C	47 mm
October	16.5	149 h	10 °C	48 mm
November	19.5	148 h	4 °C	104 mm
December	13.5	97 h	1 °C	93 mm

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Technical details of Yellow Bay spot

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

Depending on conditions: S, 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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Nearby spots

All spots: Leningrad Oblast

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