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Posolsk Spit (Lake Baikal) kitesurf and wingfoil spot
Russia · Bouriatie
Overview
Kosa Posolsk (Posolsk Spit) is a kitesurfing spot located on the southeast shore of Lake Baikal, in Buryatia. This sandy spit extending into the lake offers an exceptional setting for kitesurfing on the world's deepest lake.
The water body is vast and open, with very clear and cold freshwater (8-16°C in summer). The sandy beach allows easy launching. On the inner side of the spit, water is calmer and shallower, ideal for learning.
Main winds are the Barguzin (east/northeast wind from the Barguzin valley) and the Kultuk (southwest wind). These thermal winds are often regular in summer. The season runs from June to September. Full wetsuit mandatory due to water temperature.
Spot forecast for Posolsk Spit (Lake Baikal)
Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 17:51
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Posolsk Spit (Lake Baikal): when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
232h
in August · 27 rideable days
The season runs from April to August, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 232 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is December, at 9.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at -14 °C. The wettest month is August, with 122 mm.
Monthly averages: Posolsk Spit (Lake Baikal)
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.0 | 131 h | -12 °C | 12 mm |
| February | 19.0 | 135 h | -14 °C | 6 mm |
| March | 19.5 | 172 h | -2 °C | 10 mm |
| April | 26.0 | 247 h | 6 °C | 33 mm |
| May | 26.5 | 254 h | 12 °C | 51 mm |
| June | 24.0 | 312 h | 15 °C | 91 mm |
| July | 24.0 | 272 h | 19 °C | 58 mm |
| August | 27.0 | 232 h | 20 °C | 122 mm |
| September | 15.0 | 94 h | 15 °C | 59 mm |
| October | 14.5 | 94 h | 5 °C | 39 mm |
| November | 13.5 | 82 h | 1 °C | 33 mm |
| December | 9.5 | 57 h | -8 °C | 14 mm |
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Technical details of Posolsk Spit (Lake Baikal) spot
The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, SSW, SW.
Depending on conditions: NNE, ESE, WSW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
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