Fårö Skarsand kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Sweden · Gotland County

Spot currently openIntermediate level 57.98 | 19.29

Overview

Faro Skarsand is a kitesurfing spot located on the northeast coast of the island of Faro. The spot offers water exposed to the northeast. Suitable for intermediate kitesurfers. Northeast and east winds are favorable.
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Spot forecast for Fårö Skarsand

Sunrise 07:29 · Sunset 17:25

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

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Fårö Skarsand: 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

252h

in April · 23.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, May and October, at 23 rideable days and 11 °C. The low point is November, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days17 d N December: 20 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 19.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 22 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days17 d N December: 20 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is January, with 70 mm.

Monthly averages: Fårö Skarsand
Monthly averages — Fårö Skarsand — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.5 164 h 2 °C 70 mm
February 18.5 173 h 2 °C 34 mm
March 19.5 205 h 5 °C 17 mm
April 23.5 252 h 8 °C 37 mm
May 22.5 266 h 14 °C 24 mm
June 21.0 210 h 18 °C 37 mm
July 20.0 226 h 21 °C 44 mm
August 18.5 160 h 20 °C 45 mm
September 20.5 188 h 18 °C 38 mm
October 22.0 201 h 12 °C 50 mm
November 17.0 124 h 7 °C 33 mm
December 20.0 132 h 5 °C 39 mm

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Technical details of Fårö Skarsand spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SSE, SW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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