Overview

Gahlkow is a spot located on the Greifswalder Bodden in Mecklenburg. This shallow lagoon of the Baltic Sea offers sheltered conditions for kitesurfing. West/southwest and northeast winds are frequent. The spot is suited for beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Gahlkow

Sunrise 07:43 · 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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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Gahlkow: 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

430h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 13 °C. It peaks in May, with 430 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 2%

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 3 °C. The wettest month is June, with 98 mm.

Monthly averages: Gahlkow

Monthly averages — Gahlkow — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	251 h	3 °C	60 mm
February	23.5	228 h	5 °C	37 mm
March	28.0	284 h	9 °C	12 mm
April	28.5	315 h	13 °C	39 mm
May	30.5	430 h	18 °C	43 mm
June	29.5	433 h	21 °C	98 mm
July	30.5	405 h	22 °C	96 mm
August	29.5	343 h	23 °C	22 mm
September	27.5	323 h	20 °C	54 mm
October	23.5	241 h	13 °C	68 mm
November	24.0	208 h	7 °C	45 mm
December	25.0	196 h	5 °C	27 mm

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Technical details of Gahlkow spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE, S, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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