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Kitesurfing in Hvide Sande, Denmark

Name: Hvide Sande
Address: DNK

Town in Denmark · 6 kite spots · airports EBJ, KRP, BLL

Best for kiting from May to October, with 66 to 84 % kite days. Water 12 to 19 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Season 14 May to 4 Nov.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 2017 to 2025.

Numbers on this page are from Hvide Sande Süd, the main spot of Hvide Sande. The other 5 spots range from 72 to 84 % kite days in October.

Kite Year

Kite days per month, in % of days. Colour is the verdict, the number is the share. Tap a month for its details.

JJan76cold
FFeb81cold
MMar71cold
AApr67cold
MMay70Prime
JJun66Prime
JJul71Prime
AAug67Prime
SSep70Prime
OOct84Primenow · chosen
NNov73cold
DDec80cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month
Raised: your chosen month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

October in Hvide Sande, this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

KITE DAYS: 26 of 31; 84 % kite days, Prime, good in 9 of 9 years
WIND: 17 knots; afternoon average, 12:00 to 18:00
WATER: 14 °C, 5/4; suit for 10 to 13 °C. The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

9 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (9 Octobers, capped at 9 in 10).

about 8.2 kite days expected out of 10.

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. How we count trip odds

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Month by month

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MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
84 % Primeabout 26 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 15 %
Kiteable 84 %
Too strong 1 %
Good years
9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
Best hours
10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.5 h
Water
14 °C, 5/4
Air
14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
Rain
19 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 26 kite days out of 31 (84 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Hvide Sande Süd

Kite days% of days	76	81	71	67	70	66	71	67	70	84	73	80
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	cold	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	9 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 18	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 19	10 to 17	10 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	7.7	9.5	11.8	14.2	16.3	17.5	17.0	15.1	12.8	10.5	8.3	7.1
Water°C at the surface	5	4	5	8	12	16	18	19	18	14	10	6
Air°C, daily maximum	6	5	6	9	12	16	17	19	17	14	10	7
Rain days1 mm or more	17 of 31	13 of 28	12 of 31	10 of 30	10 of 31	12 of 30	15 of 31	15 of 31	16 of 30	19 of 31	18 of 30	17 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	5/4	4/3	4/3	4/3	5/4	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (76 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 23 kite days out of 28 (81 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (67 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (66 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 21 kite days out of 30 (70 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 26 kite days out of 31 (84 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (73 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 25 kite days out of 31 (80 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025; kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count kite days and trip odds

October in Hvide Sande Süd

this month, averaged over 2017 to 2025.

Kite days: 84 % Primeabout 26 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong: Too light 15 %
Kiteable 84 %
Too strong 1 %
Good years: 9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip: 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight: 10.5 h
Water: 14 °C, 5/4
Air: 14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
Rain: 19 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence: In October, Hvide Sande Süd averaged 26 kite days out of 31 (84 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

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Confidence

Confidence highhourly model data, close sea cell, checks agree on the season

Why. Hourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

What it means for you. The numbers on this page are a fair forecast of a typical year here. Medium would mean one check is uncertain, for example a cell 12 km away: expect a few points off. Low means global models miss part of the local wind, often at lakes, thermal or inland spots; where documented local sources describe the season, we show that curated season instead of model numbers.

Water and wetsuit

14 °C in October, 5/4 (10 to 13 °C).

The air is cool for this water, so we add one step.

boardshorts27 and up
shorty24 to 26
spring suit21 to 23
3/218 to 20
4/314 to 17
5/410 to 13
6/5under 10

The filled step is the suit for October; the band under each step is the water temperature it covers, in °C.

4 to 19 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves to 4/3.

Where the model is blind

Here the model sees the wind at Hvide Sande Süd, so the numbers on this page are model numbers. Where documented local sources describe the season of a lake or thermal spot, we show that curated season instead: a hatched band over the season months with its sources named and no percentage, because the model number would be wrong there.

Getting there

Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), 59 km straight line
Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup (KRP), 70 km straight line
Billund Airport (BLL), 71 km straight line

Flight time from

FRA Frankfurt: about 1 h 20 min straight line, 664 km
MUC Munich: about 1 h 35 min straight line, 886 km
AMS Amsterdam: about 1 h 05 min straight line, 465 km
LHR London Heathrow: about 1 h 25 min straight line, 755 km
ZRH Zurich: about 1 h 40 min straight line, 949 km
CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle: about 1 h 35 min straight line, 863 km

Flight time: the straight line distance at 800 km/h plus 30 minutes. Real flights with stops take longer. Flights are not sold here.

Best time to kitesurf in Hvide Sande

Best for kiting from May to October, with 66 to 84 % kite days. Water 12 to 19 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Season 14 May to 4 Nov. Dates from 52 weekly values of the main spot, season from 40 % kite days, peak from 60 %, counted only in weeks with water or daytime air at 12 °C or more and at least 6 hours of daylight.

Prime months here: May, June, July, August, September, October. Each link shows where else to kite in that month.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

9 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 6.9 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

Is Hvide Sande windy?

Across the year, 73 % of days at Hvide Sande Süd are kite days. The windiest month is October with 84 %, the calmest is June with 66 %.

Wind on kite days in October comes most often from NW (315°).

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Afternoon wind17 knots(16 to 19 kn, average 12:00 to 18:00 in October)

under 8 kn
8 to 11 kn
12 to 15 kn
16 to 19 kn
20 to 24 kn
25 to 29 kn
30 kn and more

Main kite wind by month: Jan SW, Feb SSW, Mar SW, Apr NW, May NW, Jun WNW, Jul WNW, Aug SSW, Sep SW, Oct NW, Nov SSW, Dec WSW.

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Water temperature in Hvide Sande by month

The sea is warmest in August at 19 °C and coolest in February at 4 °C. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 4/3 in August.

Water temperature from the Open-Meteo marine archive, 2023 to 2025, monthly mean of the main spot.

Kite spots in Hvide Sande

Hvide Sande Süd
Sea · main spot
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hvide Sande Süd: Jan 76 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 67 %, May 70 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 80 %
Årgab
Sea · 2 km
Same model cell as Hvide Sande Süd: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Årgab: Jan 76 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 67 %, May 70 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 80 %
Hvide Sande Nord
Sea · 3 km
Same model cell as Hvide Sande Süd: near identical numbers.
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hvide Sande Nord: Jan 76 %, Feb 81 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 67 %, May 70 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 80 %
Kloster
Sea · 12 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kloster: Jan 71 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 58 %, May 63 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 72 %
Ringkøbing
Sea · 13 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ringkøbing: Jan 62 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 54 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 61 %
Bjerregaard Camping
Sea · 15 km
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bjerregaard Camping: Jan 75 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 67 %, May 69 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 79 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 84 % of days at Hvide Sande Süd met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/kitesurfing/hvide-sande

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