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Kesterciems kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Latvia

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 7 m 57.11 | 23.24

Overview

Kesterciems is a coastal village on Latvia's west coast, on the Gulf of Riga shore, near Engure. The spot offers a sandy beach facing the gulf.

The beach faces north-west. 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 coast.

Kesterciems is a quiet spot, less known than those in the Riga area. The season runs from May to October. The spot suits beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Kesterciems

Sunrise 08:11 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Kesterciems: 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

187h

in April · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to July, peaking in April: 16 rideable days a month and 187 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is September, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days J August: 10.5 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days6 d S October: 9 rideable days O November: 7 rideable days N December: 12.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 9 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days J August: 10.5 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days6 d S October: 9 rideable days O November: 7 rideable days N December: 12.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 188 mm.

Monthly averages: Kesterciems
Monthly averages — Kesterciems — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.5 75 h 1 °C 72 mm
February 7.0 55 h 1 °C 42 mm
March 9.0 95 h 6 °C 25 mm
April 18.5 187 h 11 °C 50 mm
May 14.5 135 h 15 °C 63 mm
June 15.0 183 h 19 °C 63 mm
July 14.0 130 h 22 °C 188 mm
August 10.5 102 h 21 °C 66 mm
September 6.0 40 h 19 °C 41 mm
October 9.0 74 h 11 °C 45 mm
November 7.0 49 h 6 °C 34 mm
December 12.5 87 h 4 °C 44 mm

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Technical details of Kesterciems 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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