Ölmos kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 60.09 | 22.39

Overview

Olmos is a kitesurf spot located in the Turku archipelago, on the southwest coast of Finland. This Baltic Sea coastal spot offers an open body of water with consistent southwest and west winds. Sandy bottom, conditions suited to intermediate riders. Natural setting of the Finnish archipelago. Wetsuit required. No significant tides in the Baltic.

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Spot forecast for Ölmos

Sunrise 08:22 · Sunset 18:07

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

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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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Ölmos: 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

311h

in June · 26 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, August and October, at 24 rideable days and 17 °C. The low point is February, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days16 d F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days26 d J July: 20 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days16 d F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 26 rideable days26 d J July: 20 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 21 rideable days O November: 20.5 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is August, with 90 mm.

Monthly averages: Ölmos
Monthly averages — Ölmos — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 129 h -2 °C 65 mm
February 16.0 128 h 0 °C 60 mm
March 18.5 180 h 4 °C 28 mm
April 16.5 176 h 8 °C 76 mm
May 16.5 163 h 16 °C 20 mm
June 26.0 311 h 19 °C 49 mm
July 20.0 214 h 24 °C 70 mm
August 25.0 289 h 20 °C 90 mm
September 19.5 195 h 18 °C 69 mm
October 21.0 212 h 11 °C 75 mm
November 20.5 166 h 6 °C 69 mm
December 20.5 150 h 3 °C 79 mm

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Technical details of Ölmos spot

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

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, SSE, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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