Overview

The Büsum spot is located on the North Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein. This coastal spot offers a vast tidal flat with kitesurfing conditions strongly influenced by the tides. West and northwest winds are dominant and powerful on this flat coast. The tides are very significant. At low tide, the tidal flat is widely exposed. Spot suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Buesum

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 16:25

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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 1.9 km from the spot.

Sunday 15 November High tide 03:02 · 3.9 m Low tide 10:16 · 1 m High tide 15:11 · 3.6 m Low tide 22:10 · 1.1 m
Monday 16 November High tide 03:25 · 3.8 m Low tide 10:48 · 1.1 m High tide 15:41 · 3.5 m Low tide 22:44 · 1.1 m
Tuesday 17 November High tide 04:02 · 3.7 m Low tide 11:26 · 1.2 m High tide 16:23 · 3.3 m Low tide 23:27 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 18 November High tide 04:49 · 3.6 m Low tide 06:42 · 3.4 m High tide 06:51 · 3.4 m Low tide 12:15 · 1.2 m High tide 17:18 · 3.2 m Low tide 18:29 · 3.1 m High tide 19:45 · 3.2 m
Thursday 19 November Low tide 00:20 · 1.3 m High tide 05:52 · 3.4 m Low tide 06:43 · 3.4 m High tide 08:09 · 3.5 m Low tide 13:18 · 1.3 m High tide 20:46 · 3.3 m

Buesum: 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

371h

in July · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 371 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is February, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is October, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Buesum

Monthly averages — Buesum — 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	191 h	4 °C	76 mm
February	14.5	137 h	5 °C	51 mm
March	17.0	178 h	9 °C	15 mm
April	22.0	224 h	12 °C	64 mm
May	20.5	250 h	17 °C	71 mm
June	26.0	384 h	19 °C	80 mm
July	26.5	371 h	20 °C	69 mm
August	24.0	296 h	21 °C	55 mm
September	16.0	172 h	19 °C	97 mm
October	18.0	201 h	13 °C	110 mm
November	19.0	159 h	8 °C	82 mm
December	20.5	165 h	6 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Buesum spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSW, 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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