Bigums kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Denmark

Spot currently openIntermediate level 56.52 | 10.63

Overview

Bigums is a spot located on the east coast of the Djursland peninsula, facing the Kattegat. The spot offers interesting sailing conditions in northeast to easterly winds. The beach is surrounded by the preserved natural landscape typical of this eastern Jutland region.

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Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:04

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

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Bigums: 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

154h

in May · 13.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to May, peaking in May: 11 rideable days a month and 154 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is June, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d M June: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J July: 7 rideable days J August: 5.5 rideable days A September: 8 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days O November: 5.5 rideable days N December: 4 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 5 rideable days J February: 7 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 11.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d M June: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J July: 7 rideable days J August: 5.5 rideable days A September: 8 rideable days S October: 4 rideable days O November: 5.5 rideable days N December: 4 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is July, with 109 mm.

Monthly averages: Bigums
Monthly averages — Bigums — 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 45 h 3 °C 90 mm
February 7.0 62 h 5 °C 64 mm
March 10.5 80 h 8 °C 30 mm
April 11.5 107 h 12 °C 56 mm
May 13.5 154 h 18 °C 40 mm
June 2.5 19 h 20 °C 61 mm
July 7.0 75 h 21 °C 109 mm
August 5.5 41 h 21 °C 29 mm
September 8.0 46 h 19 °C 72 mm
October 4.0 27 h 13 °C 55 mm
November 5.5 27 h 8 °C 29 mm
December 4.0 35 h 6 °C 47 mm

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Technical details of Bigums spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable 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: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NNW.

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On the water

Moderate chop to waves in east to northeast winds. The water is semi-exposed with a significant fetch from the Kattegat. Sandy bottom.

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