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Väto Sandviken kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Sweden · Stockholms län

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 59.98 | 18.88

Overview

Väto Sandviken is a kitesurfing spot located on Väto island, in the northern Stockholm archipelago. The spot faces northeast, offering good conditions when winds blow from that direction. Sandviken bay offers a relatively sheltered body of water with a sandy bottom. Water access is easy thanks to the sandy beach. This spot is ideal for sessions in northeast winds, which are frequent in the Baltic during spring and autumn.
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Spot forecast for Väto Sandviken

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 17:22

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

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Väto Sandviken: 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

133h

in April · 12.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in April: 9 rideable days a month and 133 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is October, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 7 rideable days J February: 5 rideable days F March: 5.5 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 7 rideable days J July: 8.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d O November: 1 rideable days N December: 3 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 7 rideable days J February: 5 rideable days F March: 5.5 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 7 rideable days J July: 8.5 rideable days J August: 4.5 rideable days A September: 1.5 rideable days S October: 0.5 rideable days0.5 d O November: 1 rideable days N December: 3 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 72 mm.

Monthly averages: Väto Sandviken
Monthly averages — Väto Sandviken — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.0 50 h -1 °C 50 mm
February 5.0 37 h 1 °C 44 mm
March 5.5 41 h 6 °C 24 mm
April 12.5 133 h 9 °C 36 mm
May 9.5 94 h 15 °C 20 mm
June 7.0 47 h 20 °C 55 mm
July 8.5 74 h 23 °C 72 mm
August 4.5 31 h 21 °C 55 mm
September 1.5 11 h 17 °C 61 mm
October 0.5 8 h 11 °C 62 mm
November 1.0 9 h 5 °C 36 mm
December 3.0 16 h 3 °C 48 mm

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Technical details of Väto Sandviken spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE.

Depending on conditions: N, E.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Intermediate

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