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Elektrėnai Lake kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Lithuania · Apskritis de Vilnius

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 94 m 54.74 | 24.68

Overview

Elektrėnai Lake is an artificial reservoir about 50 km west of Vilnius, Lithuania. The lake was created for the Elektrėnai power plant and offers a good body of water for kitesurfing.

The lake is medium-sized with relatively calm waters. Conditions are flat water, ideal for learning. The bottom is varied with shallow areas. Several wind directions work.

Elektrėnai is easily accessible from Vilnius by motorway. The season runs from May to October. The spot suits beginners.

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Spot forecast for Elektrėnai Lake

Sunrise 07:58 · Sunset 18:14

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

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Elektrėnai Lake: 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

288h

in April · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in April: 22 rideable days a month and 288 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is August, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days13 d A September: 17 rideable days S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d A May: 19.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days J August: 13 rideable days13 d A September: 17 rideable days S October: 16.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is July, with 203 mm.

Monthly averages: Elektrėnai Lake
Monthly averages — Elektrėnai Lake — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 224 h 0 °C 67 mm
February 17.5 160 h 2 °C 52 mm
March 21.5 239 h 8 °C 44 mm
April 24.5 288 h 13 °C 59 mm
May 19.5 207 h 17 °C 69 mm
June 22.0 284 h 21 °C 65 mm
July 16.0 180 h 24 °C 203 mm
August 13.0 127 h 22 °C 55 mm
September 17.0 158 h 21 °C 43 mm
October 16.5 160 h 11 °C 74 mm
November 15.5 138 h 4 °C 64 mm
December 21.0 162 h 2 °C 50 mm

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Technical details of Elektrėnai Lake spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Beginner

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