Overview

The Heidkate spot is located on the Baltic Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein. This popular coastal spot offers an open body of water on the Bay of Kiel. Westerly and northeasterly winds are frequent. No significant tides. Heidkate is one of the most popular kitesurfing spots on the Baltic coast. Suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Heidkate

Sunrise 07:57 · Sunset 18:09

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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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Heidkate: 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

399h

in July · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 399 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is October, at 22.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 86 mm.

Monthly averages: Heidkate

Monthly averages — Heidkate — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.5	229 h	4 °C	83 mm
February	23.5	216 h	6 °C	50 mm
March	27.0	307 h	9 °C	18 mm
April	28.5	316 h	12 °C	61 mm
May	29.5	417 h	17 °C	53 mm
June	29.0	422 h	19 °C	75 mm
July	30.5	399 h	21 °C	86 mm
August	28.5	333 h	22 °C	31 mm
September	28.0	333 h	19 °C	69 mm
October	22.5	226 h	14 °C	82 mm
November	22.5	188 h	8 °C	62 mm
December	23.0	196 h	6 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Heidkate spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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