Overview

Arendal is a kitesurfing spot located in the Gothenburg archipelago, on the west coast of Sweden. The spot offers a body of water on the Kattegat with good wind conditions. West and south-west winds are prevailing. The spot is suitable for intermediate kitesurfers.

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Spot forecast for Arendal

Sunrise 07:58 · Sunset 17:56

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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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Arendal: when to go?

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Season · peak

342h

in August · 30 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in August: 27 rideable days a month and 342 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is February, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is July, with 103 mm.

Monthly averages: Arendal

Monthly averages — Arendal — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.0	155 h	2 °C	90 mm
February	16.5	139 h	3 °C	82 mm
March	16.5	175 h	8 °C	40 mm
April	17.0	172 h	13 °C	60 mm
May	22.5	226 h	19 °C	69 mm
June	29.0	442 h	19 °C	75 mm
July	25.5	338 h	23 °C	103 mm
August	30.0	342 h	21 °C	78 mm
September	16.5	178 h	19 °C	84 mm
October	22.0	205 h	13 °C	74 mm
November	19.5	160 h	7 °C	58 mm
December	18.0	149 h	6 °C	76 mm

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Technical details of Arendal spot

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

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, SSW, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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EW3205 Gothenburg SE5.1 kmsource madis - NOAA

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Branno7 km

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All spots: Comté de Västra Götaland

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