Overview

Orsa is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Orsa (Orsasjön), in Dalarna County. This lake, connected to Lake Siljan, offers a flat body of water at 161 meters altitude.

The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediate riders. Southwest winds are prevailing in this valley.

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Spot forecast for Orsa

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 17:36

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

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Orsa: 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

189h

in June · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in June: 15 rideable days a month and 189 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 148 mm.

Monthly averages: Orsa

Monthly averages — Orsa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.0	23 h	-4 °C	54 mm
February	6.0	35 h	-1 °C	30 mm
March	9.0	53 h	5 °C	42 mm
April	8.0	44 h	9 °C	31 mm
May	13.0	95 h	17 °C	26 mm
June	19.5	189 h	20 °C	66 mm
July	12.5	88 h	23 °C	148 mm
August	19.0	195 h	20 °C	80 mm
September	11.0	80 h	16 °C	91 mm
October	12.0	84 h	10 °C	63 mm
November	8.0	58 h	3 °C	38 mm
December	8.0	40 h	1 °C	43 mm

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Technical details of Orsa spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, E, SSE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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