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Vaide kitesurf and windsurf spot
Latvia
Overview
Vaide is a small coastal village on the north coast of Courland in Latvia, between Kolka and Mazirbe. The spot faces the Gulf of Riga and lies within Slītere National Park.
The beach is sandy and the water shallow. North-east to east winds are most favourable, blowing from the Gulf of Riga. The spot is very quiet and uncrowded, in a preserved natural setting.
Vaide is a very small village with very limited services. The season runs from May to October. The spot suits intermediate to advanced riders due to its isolation.
Spot forecast for Vaide
Sunrise 08:15 · Sunset 18:13
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Vaide: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
199h
in May · 18.5 rideable days
The season runs from March to June, peaking in May: 15 rideable days a month and 199 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is November, at 5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 109 mm.
Monthly averages: Vaide
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5 | 78 h | 1 °C | 91 mm |
| February | 10.5 | 84 h | 2 °C | 41 mm |
| March | 11.5 | 97 h | 5 °C | 19 mm |
| April | 16.5 | 154 h | 9 °C | 48 mm |
| May | 18.5 | 199 h | 14 °C | 28 mm |
| June | 13.5 | 115 h | 18 °C | 80 mm |
| July | 11.0 | 115 h | 21 °C | 109 mm |
| August | 13.0 | 129 h | 20 °C | 82 mm |
| September | 9.0 | 78 h | 18 °C | 62 mm |
| October | 8.0 | 80 h | 11 °C | 62 mm |
| November | 5.0 | 35 h | 6 °C | 56 mm |
| December | 10.5 | 78 h | 4 °C | 50 mm |
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Technical details of Vaide spot
The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.
Depending on conditions: ESE, WNW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
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