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Spot de Svalnäs

Svalnäs kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Sweden · Västra Götalands län

58.56 | 12.94

Overview

Svalnäs is a kitesurfing spot located in Västra Götaland, on Lake Vänern. This spot offers a vast body of water on Sweden's largest lake. The exposure is versatile with good conditions in northerly to northeasterly winds and south-southwesterly to westerly winds. The fetch of Lake Vänern generates moderate to significant chop. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders. The altitude of 43 metres corresponds to the level of Lake Vänern.
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Svalnäs: 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: 25 rideable days a month and 320 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is September, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66% 13-20 knots · 31% 21-30 knots · 3% 31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is January, with 88 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Svalnäs — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.0 156 h 1 °C 88 mm
February 21.0 174 h 2 °C 55 mm
March 21.5 236 h 6 °C 24 mm
April 23.5 240 h 11 °C 57 mm
May 23.0 264 h 18 °C 44 mm
June 25.5 356 h 20 °C 66 mm
July 27.5 320 h 22 °C 87 mm
August 26.5 308 h 21 °C 54 mm
September 18.5 169 h 17 °C 60 mm
October 20.0 180 h 12 °C 52 mm
November 22.0 176 h 6 °C 41 mm
December 22.5 182 h 4 °C 59 mm
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Technical details of Svalnäs spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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