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Salmistu kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Estonia · Comté de Harju

Spot currently openBeginner level 59.49 | 25.4

Overview

Salmistu is a small coastal village east of Tallinn, on Estonia's north coast. The kitesurfing spot offers a water body facing the Gulf of Finland.

The beach is sandy and the water shallow. North to north-west winds are most favourable, blowing onshore to side-onshore. The spot is less known than those in the Tallinn area, offering more tranquillity.

Salmistu is about 50 km east of Tallinn. The season runs from May to October. The spot suits beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Salmistu

Sunrise 08:08 · Sunset 17:57

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Salmistu: when to go?

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Season · peak

170h

in June · 17.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 15 rideable days a month and 170 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is September, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 8 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 12.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 8 rideable days J February: 10 rideable days F March: 7.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d S October: 9.5 rideable days O November: 6 rideable days N December: 12.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is August, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Salmistu
Monthly averages — Salmistu — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.0 51 h -2 °C 76 mm
February 10.0 73 h 0 °C 41 mm
March 7.5 73 h 5 °C 35 mm
April 14.0 138 h 9 °C 66 mm
May 16.5 141 h 16 °C 30 mm
June 17.5 170 h 20 °C 98 mm
July 14.5 115 h 23 °C 58 mm
August 12.5 125 h 21 °C 117 mm
September 5.5 49 h 19 °C 59 mm
October 9.5 82 h 10 °C 59 mm
November 6.0 52 h 5 °C 60 mm
December 12.5 81 h 3 °C 66 mm

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Technical details of Salmistu spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, WSW.

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