Overview

Skattøyra is a kitesurfing spot located in the Tromsø area. Coastal body of water with prevailing south-west winds. Wild arctic environment. Suitable for intermediates. Thick wetsuit required.

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Spot forecast for Skattøyra

Sunrise 08:15 · Sunset 16:36

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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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:59 · 1.2 m High tide 09:40 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:16 · 1.3 m High tide 21:56 · 2.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:13 · 1.1 m High tide 10:51 · 2.2 m Low tide 16:28 · 1.2 m High tide 22:55 · 2.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:09 · 0.9 m High tide 11:37 · 2.3 m Low tide 17:24 · 1.1 m High tide 23:38 · 2.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:52 · 0.8 m High tide 12:14 · 2.5 m Low tide 18:08 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:16 · 2.6 m Low tide 06:30 · 0.6 m High tide 12:48 · 2.7 m Low tide 18:48 · 0.7 m

Skattøyra: 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

162h

in February · 22 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, October and August, at 21 rideable days and 9 °C. The low point is December, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is November, with 219 mm.

Monthly averages: Skattøyra

Monthly averages — Skattøyra — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.0	54 h	-1 °C	150 mm
February	22.0	162 h	1 °C	105 mm
March	15.0	133 h	2 °C	99 mm
April	15.0	153 h	4 °C	76 mm
May	17.5	191 h	10 °C	49 mm
June	12.0	115 h	14 °C	44 mm
July	8.0	65 h	17 °C	25 mm
August	18.0	155 h	18 °C	82 mm
September	18.0	190 h	14 °C	84 mm
October	22.0	181 h	7 °C	154 mm
November	10.5	59 h	2 °C	219 mm
December	0.0	0 h	0 °C	136 mm

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Technical details of Skattøyra spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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