Aktau - Kust kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Kazakhstan

Spot currently openIntermediate level 43.4 | 51.32

Overview

Aktau Kust is a kitesurfing spot located on the south coast of the Caspian Sea near Aktau. The water is flat with a sandy bottom. Prevailing winds blow from the north and south along the coastline.
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Spot forecast for Aktau - Kust

Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 18:44

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

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Aktau - Kust: 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

219h

in July · 25.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, December and August, at 25 rideable days and 23 °C. The low point is February, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days19 d F March: 24 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days19 d N December: 25.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 19 rideable days19 d F March: 24 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 19 rideable days19 d N December: 25.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is December, with 52 mm.

Monthly averages: Aktau - Kust
Monthly averages — Aktau - Kust — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.5 202 h 4 °C 15 mm
February 19.0 166 h 4 °C 30 mm
March 24.0 225 h 10 °C 40 mm
April 22.0 228 h 20 °C 17 mm
May 24.0 263 h 23 °C 29 mm
June 19.5 177 h 28 °C 6 mm
July 25.5 219 h 32 °C 2 mm
August 25.0 216 h 32 °C 2 mm
September 24.0 245 h 26 °C 5 mm
October 23.5 211 h 19 °C 16 mm
November 19.0 180 h 12 °C 10 mm
December 25.5 201 h 4 °C 52 mm

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Technical details of Aktau - Kust spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, S, SSW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, SW, NW.

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