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Österfjärden kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Sweden · Comté de Västerbotten

Spot currently openIntermediate level 63.62 | 19.94

Overview

Österfjärden is a kitesurfing spot located in Västerbotten County, near Umeå. The spot offers a coastal body of water on the Gulf of Bothnia.

The spot is suitable for intermediate kitesurfers. South and east winds are rideable.

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Spot forecast for Österfjärden

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 17:06

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

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Österfjärden: 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

139h

in May · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 139 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 11 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d N December: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 11 rideable days J February: 13 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 15.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days O November: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d N December: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is October, with 120 mm.

Monthly averages: Österfjärden
Monthly averages — Österfjärden — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.0 57 h -5 °C 74 mm
February 13.0 104 h -1 °C 48 mm
March 13.0 104 h 3 °C 32 mm
April 12.5 86 h 7 °C 32 mm
May 18.5 139 h 14 °C 28 mm
June 18.0 160 h 18 °C 79 mm
July 15.5 144 h 23 °C 105 mm
August 16.0 199 h 20 °C 82 mm
September 18.0 164 h 15 °C 86 mm
October 15.0 130 h 9 °C 120 mm
November 8.5 48 h 1 °C 57 mm
December 8.5 41 h -1 °C 106 mm

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Technical details of Österfjärden spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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