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Lohtaja Lahdenkrooppi kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 64.03 | 23.38

Overview

Lohtaja Lahdenkrooppi is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Finland, in the Gulf of Bothnia. This coastal spot offers an open water body with good west wind conditions. Prevailing southwest and west winds. Sandy bottom. Suitable for intermediate riders. Beautiful beach. Wetsuit required. Cold Gulf of Bothnia water.
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Sunrise 08:31 · Sunset 17:51

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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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Lohtaja Lahdenkrooppi: 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

245h

in September · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from August to December, peaking in September: 22 rideable days a month and 245 hours of usable wind, at 9 °C. The low point is July, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d S October: 23 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d S October: 23 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is July, with 118 mm.

Monthly averages: Lohtaja Lahdenkrooppi
Monthly averages — Lohtaja Lahdenkrooppi — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.5 125 h -6 °C 46 mm
February 21.5 203 h -2 °C 35 mm
March 21.5 236 h 2 °C 33 mm
April 18.5 187 h 5 °C 36 mm
May 20.0 219 h 12 °C 25 mm
June 21.5 239 h 17 °C 61 mm
July 14.0 155 h 22 °C 118 mm
August 22.5 302 h 19 °C 93 mm
September 23.5 245 h 16 °C 45 mm
October 23.0 236 h 8 °C 70 mm
November 21.5 156 h 2 °C 65 mm
December 21.0 126 h -1 °C 65 mm

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Technical details of Lohtaja Lahdenkrooppi spot

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

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

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

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