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Garciems kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Latvia

Spot currently openBeginner level 57.11 | 24.19

Overview

Garciems is a small coastal village north-east of Riga, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga in Latvia. It is a kitesurfing spot popular with Riga riders for its proximity to the capital.

The sandy beach faces north towards the Gulf of Riga. North to north-west winds are most favourable. The bottom is sandy and the water shallow. The Gulf of Riga offers calmer conditions than the open Baltic Sea.

Garciems is accessible in about 30 minutes from Riga. The season runs from May to October. The spot suits beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Garciems

Sunrise 08:07 · 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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Garciems: 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

166h

in May · 19 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 166 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is September, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 8 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d S October: 10.5 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 8 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 18.5 rideable days J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d S October: 10.5 rideable days O November: 9 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is July, with 135 mm.

Monthly averages: Garciems
Monthly averages — Garciems — 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 65 h 0 °C 65 mm
February 9.0 69 h 1 °C 40 mm
March 10.5 86 h 7 °C 23 mm
April 18.0 178 h 10 °C 65 mm
May 19.0 166 h 17 °C 71 mm
June 18.5 201 h 20 °C 86 mm
July 14.5 138 h 23 °C 135 mm
August 16.5 170 h 21 °C 109 mm
September 6.5 56 h 19 °C 37 mm
October 10.5 90 h 11 °C 60 mm
November 9.0 67 h 6 °C 58 mm
December 11.0 86 h 3 °C 52 mm

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Technical details of Garciems spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Depending on conditions 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, NNE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, WSW.

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