Overview

Hvaler is a kitesurfing spot on the Hvaler archipelago in Viken, near the Swedish border. Water body in the Skagerrak. South and southwest winds. Suitable for intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Hvaler

Sunrise 08:05 · 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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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:34 · 0.4 m Low tide 06:07 · 0.1 m High tide 07:49 · 0.1 m Low tide 09:00 · 0.1 m High tide 13:35 · 0.4 m Low tide 18:35 · 0.1 m High tide 20:15 · 0.1 m Low tide 21:21 · 0.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:06 · 0.4 m Low tide 06:55 · 0.1 m High tide 08:55 · 0.1 m Low tide 09:35 · 0.1 m High tide 14:09 · 0.4 m Low tide 19:22 · 0.1 m High tide 21:20 · 0.1 m Low tide 21:59 · 0.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:37 · 0.4 m Low tide 07:39 · 0.1 m High tide 14:43 · 0.4 m Low tide 20:06 · 0.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:09 · 0.3 m Low tide 08:22 · 0.1 m High tide 15:18 · 0.4 m Low tide 20:48 · 0.1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:43 · 0.3 m Low tide 09:03 · 0.1 m High tide 15:53 · 0.4 m Low tide 21:30 · 0.1 m

Hvaler: 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

402h

in June · 28 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 402 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is February, at 12.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is January, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: Hvaler

Monthly averages — Hvaler — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	108 h	1 °C	115 mm
February	12.5	115 h	2 °C	100 mm
March	17.0	166 h	6 °C	56 mm
April	13.5	142 h	11 °C	47 mm
May	19.5	205 h	18 °C	34 mm
June	28.0	402 h	19 °C	82 mm
July	23.5	267 h	22 °C	101 mm
August	24.5	300 h	20 °C	110 mm
September	16.0	178 h	17 °C	89 mm
October	19.0	188 h	12 °C	89 mm
November	17.5	134 h	7 °C	81 mm
December	18.0	134 h	5 °C	97 mm

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Technical details of Hvaler spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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