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Gauja River Mouth (Carnikava) kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Latvia

Spot currently openBeginner level 57.16 | 24.19

Overview

This spot is at the mouth of the Gauja River into the Gulf of Riga, near the town of Carnikava in Latvia. The location offers an interesting mix of river and coastal waters.

The water body faces north, towards the Gulf of Riga. North to north-west winds are most favourable. The river mouth offers sheltered and shallow waters with a sandy bottom.

Carnikava is about 25 km north of Riga. Access is easy. The season runs from May to October. The spot suits beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Gauja River Mouth (Carnikava)

Sunrise 08:09 · Sunset 18:05

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

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Gauja River Mouth (Carnikava): 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

253h

in May · 25 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 253 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is January, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J February: 10 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days25 d M June: 24 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J February: 10 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days25 d M June: 24 rideable days J July: 24 rideable days J August: 20.5 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 10 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 44%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 14%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 44% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 128 mm.

Monthly averages: Gauja River Mouth (Carnikava)
Monthly averages — Gauja River Mouth (Carnikava) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.5 71 h 1 °C 66 mm
February 10.0 86 h 1 °C 39 mm
March 14.0 114 h 5 °C 22 mm
April 23.0 245 h 8 °C 67 mm
May 25.0 253 h 13 °C 70 mm
June 24.0 261 h 18 °C 77 mm
July 24.0 249 h 21 °C 128 mm
August 20.5 219 h 20 °C 101 mm
September 12.0 97 h 19 °C 34 mm
October 12.5 106 h 11 °C 62 mm
November 10.0 81 h 6 °C 55 mm
December 10.5 84 h 3 °C 51 mm

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Technical details of Gauja River Mouth (Carnikava) spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, WSW.

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