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VakarBuļļi - Bolderāja kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Latvia

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 6 m 57.02 | 23.97

Overview

VakarBuļļi is a spot in the Bolderāja area, west of Riga, on the Gulf of Riga shore. It is an alternative to the main Buļļi spot, slightly further west.

The spot faces north towards the Gulf of Riga. North to north-west winds are most favourable. The bottom is sandy and the water shallow. The spot is quite exposed to the gulf.

VakarBuļļi is easily accessible from Riga. The season runs from May to October. The spot suits beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for VakarBuļļi - Bolderāja

Sunrise 08:08 · Sunset 18:09

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

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VakarBuļļi - Bolderāja: when to go?

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Season · peak

207h

in April · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in April: 18 rideable days a month and 207 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is September, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 9 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 19 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days6 d S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 9 rideable days J February: 9 rideable days F March: 10.5 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 19 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 6 rideable days6 d S October: 11.5 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 11 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is July, with 178 mm.

Monthly averages: VakarBuļļi - Bolderāja
Monthly averages — VakarBuļļi - Bolderāja — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.0 68 h 0 °C 64 mm
February 9.0 73 h 2 °C 41 mm
March 10.5 94 h 7 °C 22 mm
April 19.5 207 h 11 °C 65 mm
May 19.0 179 h 17 °C 65 mm
June 19.5 196 h 20 °C 81 mm
July 17.5 161 h 23 °C 178 mm
August 16.0 167 h 21 °C 92 mm
September 6.0 64 h 20 °C 45 mm
October 11.5 98 h 11 °C 57 mm
November 8.0 64 h 6 °C 48 mm
December 11.0 84 h 3 °C 47 mm

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Technical details of VakarBuļļi - Bolderāja 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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