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Salekhard Central Beach kitesurf spot
Russia · Yamalo-Nenetskiy
Overview
Salekhard Central Beach is a kitesurfing spot on the Ob River, in Salekhard, capital of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The city sits exactly on the Arctic Circle in Western Siberia.
The sandy beach on the Ob riverbanks offers launching space in summer. The river is very wide and provides a good water body. Bottom is sandy.
Season is extremely short, late June to early September. Water is cold (10-18°C). Winds often come from north and west. Thick wetsuit mandatory. Spot for experienced riders, Arctic conditions.
Spot forecast for Salekhard Central Beach
Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 16:48
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Salekhard Central Beach: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
385h
in May · 27 rideable days
The season runs from March to October, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 385 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is December, at 16.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -19 °C. The wettest month is August, with 90 mm.
Monthly averages: Salekhard Central Beach
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.5 | 98 h | -19 °C | 30 mm |
| February | 22.5 | 204 h | -14 °C | 21 mm |
| March | 25.0 | 285 h | -11 °C | 24 mm |
| April | 23.5 | 320 h | -5 °C | 43 mm |
| May | 27.0 | 385 h | 1 °C | 33 mm |
| June | 26.0 | 374 h | 13 °C | 68 mm |
| July | 24.5 | 342 h | 18 °C | 66 mm |
| August | 25.0 | 284 h | 18 °C | 90 mm |
| September | 25.0 | 309 h | 12 °C | 44 mm |
| October | 25.0 | 252 h | 1 °C | 37 mm |
| November | 19.0 | 128 h | -10 °C | 55 mm |
| December | 16.5 | 74 h | -16 °C | 38 mm |
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Technical details of Salekhard Central Beach spot
The spot works with winds from N, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.
Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SE, SSE.
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- Open all year round
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