Overview

Glesvær is a kitesurfing spot on the Vestland coast, south of Bergen. Coastal water area facing the North Sea. Westerly and southwesterly winds. Suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Glesvær

Sunrise 08:32 · Sunset 18:16

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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 2.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:01 · 0.6 m High tide 06:32 · 0.9 m Low tide 12:24 · 0.6 m High tide 18:56 · 1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:12 · 0.5 m High tide 07:34 · 1 m Low tide 13:33 · 0.6 m High tide 19:53 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:15 · 0.5 m High tide 08:29 · 1 m Low tide 14:33 · 0.5 m High tide 20:44 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:05 · 0.4 m High tide 09:17 · 1.1 m Low tide 15:23 · 0.4 m High tide 21:30 · 1.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:49 · 0.3 m High tide 10:00 · 1.2 m Low tide 16:08 · 0.3 m High tide 22:14 · 1.2 m

Glesvær: 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

410h

in August · 28 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 410 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is December, with 228 mm.

Monthly averages: Glesvær

Monthly averages — Glesvær — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	128 h	3 °C	148 mm
February	19.5	193 h	5 °C	174 mm
March	20.5	211 h	8 °C	134 mm
April	23.0	258 h	11 °C	86 mm
May	22.0	292 h	18 °C	64 mm
June	27.0	384 h	17 °C	114 mm
July	24.5	282 h	21 °C	58 mm
August	28.0	410 h	18 °C	179 mm
September	19.5	200 h	16 °C	171 mm
October	22.5	231 h	12 °C	202 mm
November	19.0	149 h	7 °C	165 mm
December	19.0	140 h	7 °C	228 mm

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Technical details of Glesvær spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, 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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Glesvær0.1 km

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FLESLAND14.1 km

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