Sylt | Rantum kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Sylt | Rantum: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 26 rideable days a month and 420 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is February, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 35% 13-20 knots · 48% 21-30 knots · 16% 31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 48% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is September, with 117 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.