Hohwacht Hafen kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Germany · Schleswig-Holstein

Spot currently openBeginner level 54.32 | 10.68

Overview

The Hohwacht Hafen spot is located in Hohwacht harbour on the Baltic Sea coast. This spot offers a partially sheltered body of water near the harbour. Westerly and northeasterly winds are frequent. No significant tides. The harbour provides some protection. Suitable for beginners and intermediates.
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Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:08

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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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Hohwacht Hafen: 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

379h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 26 rideable days a month on average, at 13 °C. It peaks in July, with 379 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 26 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 23 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is January, with 81 mm.

Monthly averages: Hohwacht Hafen
Monthly averages — Hohwacht Hafen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 230 h 4 °C 81 mm
February 24.0 212 h 6 °C 53 mm
March 25.5 272 h 9 °C 15 mm
April 26.0 279 h 12 °C 56 mm
May 28.0 375 h 16 °C 69 mm
June 27.5 393 h 19 °C 70 mm
July 29.5 379 h 21 °C 80 mm
August 26.5 318 h 22 °C 41 mm
September 27.0 310 h 18 °C 49 mm
October 24.0 231 h 13 °C 76 mm
November 23.0 199 h 8 °C 57 mm
December 22.5 191 h 6 °C 29 mm

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Technical details of Hohwacht Hafen spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SSW, WNW, NW, NNW.

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