Glasøya kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Norway · Trøndelag

Spot currently openIntermediate level 64.5 | 10.78

Overview

Glasøya is a kitesurf spot on the Trøndelag coast. Coastal body of water with dominant southwest winds. Suitable for intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Glasøya

Sunrise 08:23 · Sunset 17:39

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

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Swell and waves

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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 6.9 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 Now00:541.1 m07:561.8 m13:071.2 m20:062 m02:231 m09:081.9 m14:311.1 m21:072 m03:320.9 m09:542 m15:391 m21:522.2 m04:130.7 m10:302.2 m16:260.8 m22:312.3 m04:500.5 m11:042.3 m17:060.7 m23:082.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2.2 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.4 m

Glasøya: 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

378h

in August · 27.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 24 rideable days a month on average, at 11 °C. It peaks in August, with 378 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d A September: 23.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is November, with 220 mm.

Monthly averages: Glasøya
Monthly averages — Glasøya — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.5 151 h 1 °C 146 mm
February 23.5 223 h 3 °C 115 mm
March 23.5 261 h 6 °C 128 mm
April 26.0 305 h 9 °C 81 mm
May 25.0 326 h 15 °C 53 mm
June 25.5 371 h 17 °C 108 mm
July 23.5 269 h 21 °C 38 mm
August 27.5 378 h 19 °C 154 mm
September 23.5 252 h 16 °C 87 mm
October 23.0 237 h 10 °C 199 mm
November 22.5 164 h 5 °C 220 mm
December 26.0 150 h 4 °C 179 mm

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Technical details of Glasøya spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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

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