Overview

Lhoknga is a kitesurfing spot located in Aceh, at the northern tip of Sumatra. Monsoon winds blow consistently. The body of water is oceanic with waves, in the Indian Ocean.

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Spot forecast for Lhoknga

Sunrise 06:24 · Sunset 18:23

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

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:12 · 0.6 m Low tide 11:19 · 0.3 m High tide 18:00 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:23 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:32 · 0.7 m Low tide 12:10 · 0.3 m High tide 18:40 · 0.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:26 · 0.4 m High tide 06:25 · 0.7 m Low tide 12:47 · 0.2 m High tide 19:11 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:10 · 0.3 m High tide 07:08 · 0.8 m Low tide 13:19 · 0.2 m High tide 19:42 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:49 · 0.2 m High tide 07:47 · 0.8 m Low tide 13:51 · 0.2 m High tide 20:13 · 0.9 m

Lhoknga: 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

391h

in July · 30 rideable days

The season runs from June to October, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 391 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is April, at 18 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is November, with 283 mm.

Monthly averages: Lhoknga

Monthly averages — Lhoknga — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	193 h	29 °C	168 mm
February	22.0	217 h	31 °C	76 mm
March	18.5	138 h	31 °C	114 mm
April	18.0	158 h	30 °C	123 mm
May	23.0	276 h	30 °C	152 mm
June	28.5	357 h	31 °C	64 mm
July	30.0	391 h	31 °C	87 mm
August	28.0	325 h	30 °C	104 mm
September	28.0	363 h	29 °C	162 mm
October	25.0	261 h	29 °C	241 mm
November	22.5	231 h	29 °C	283 mm
December	18.0	161 h	29 °C	221 mm

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Technical details of Lhoknga spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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Ogimet - Banda Aceh / Blangbintang (Indonesia)20.6 km

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