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Hov Gård kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Norway · Nordland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 68.34 | 14.11

Overview

Hov Gård is a kitesurf spot in the Lofoten Islands. A historic coastal spot in a Viking setting. Southwest and westerly winds are dominant. Suitable for intermediate riders. Thick wetsuit required.

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Spot forecast for Hov Gård

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 17:08

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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 4 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 Now02:400.9 m08:571.5 m14:490.9 m21:271.7 m03:530.8 m10:111.5 m15:570.9 m22:231.7 m04:460.7 m11:031.6 m16:510.8 m23:071.8 m05:280.5 m11:441.7 m17:360.7 m23:461.9 m06:060.4 m12:211.9 m18:160.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.9 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Hov Gård: 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

335h

in May · 25 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 24 rideable days a month and 335 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is December, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days25 d M June: 25 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 13.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days25 d M June: 25 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is December, with 203 mm.

Monthly averages: Hov Gård
Monthly averages — Hov Gård — 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 67 h 1 °C 161 mm
February 21.5 170 h 2 °C 133 mm
March 17.5 182 h 3 °C 107 mm
April 23.0 228 h 5 °C 78 mm
May 25.0 335 h 11 °C 56 mm
June 25.0 312 h 14 °C 51 mm
July 23.0 239 h 18 °C 41 mm
August 22.5 287 h 17 °C 121 mm
September 19.0 224 h 14 °C 73 mm
October 22.5 210 h 8 °C 174 mm
November 18.5 110 h 4 °C 172 mm
December 2.5 7 h 1 °C 203 mm

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Technical details of Hov Gård spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

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

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