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Laxta kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Russia

Spot currently openBeginner level 59.99 | 30.16

Overview

Laxta is a kitesurfing spot located in the Lakhta district of Saint Petersburg, on the Gulf of Finland in Russia. This urban spot is easily accessible from the city center. The spot benefits from west to southwest winds. The shallow waters offer conditions suitable for beginners and intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Laxta

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 17:37

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Laxta: 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

187h

in November · 23.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are November, June and August, at 21 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is July, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 14 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is August, with 95 mm.

Monthly averages: Laxta
Monthly averages — Laxta — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.0 136 h -4 °C 63 mm
February 14.5 106 h -2 °C 36 mm
March 17.5 188 h 4 °C 43 mm
April 17.0 177 h 7 °C 75 mm
May 15.5 119 h 14 °C 46 mm
June 20.5 212 h 18 °C 89 mm
July 11.5 94 h 23 °C 53 mm
August 19.5 184 h 19 °C 95 mm
September 14.0 132 h 18 °C 35 mm
October 17.5 164 h 10 °C 37 mm
November 23.5 187 h 4 °C 81 mm
December 18.0 127 h 1 °C 73 mm

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Technical details of Laxta spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: S, WNW.

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