Sea · Gotland County · Sweden
Gotland / Gnisvaerd
Best for kiting in October, with 56 % kite days. Water 12 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): January.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this 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.
Confidence highHourly 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 4 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 56 % Goodabout 17 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 44 %
- Kiteable 56 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 7 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.4 h
- Water
- 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
- Air
- 12 °Cdaily maximum, 11 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 14 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 53 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 56 | 40 | 49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | Possible | Possible | Good | Good | Good | cold | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 15 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 12 to 17 | 13 to 18 | 10 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 14 |
| Daylighth | 7.4 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 6.7 |
| Water°C at the surface | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 11 of 28 | 9 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 6 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 12 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 14 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 16 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 4/3 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 14 kite days out of 28 (49 %). Water 3 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 3 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (29 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Gotland / Gnisvaerd averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 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: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Gotland / Gnisvaerd
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- April3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
- July2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
- August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- October (now)7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
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.
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
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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
2 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 3.1 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).
How the wind behaves
In October, the windiest month
- Too light 44 %
- Kiteable 56 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 44 %, kiteable on 56 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often SW (225°).
Kitesurfing at Gotland / Gnisvaerd: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Gotland / Gnisvaerd?
The best month is October: from 2017 to 2025, 56 % of its days were kite days.
Is Gotland / Gnisvaerd windy in October?
Yes, often. 56 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 17 days in a typical October. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Gotland / Gnisvaerd?
The water ranges from 3 °C in February to 19 °C in July. In October it is about 12 °C (wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves).
How many kite days does Gotland / Gnisvaerd get in a year?
About 152 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. 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.
Live forecast
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Spot facts
- Region
- Gotland County
- Country
- Sweden
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Visby Airport (VBY), 23 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 57.5003, 18.1151
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Gotland County
Kite days in October, % of days
- Gotland / Tofta
Sweden · same kite days as Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
56 %Kite days by month at Gotland / Tofta: Jan 53 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 40 %, May 29 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 49 % - Kallbadhuset, Gotland
Sweden · 11 points more kite days than Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
67 %Kite days by month at Kallbadhuset, Gotland: Jan 62 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 52 %, May 38 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 56 % - Lausvik, Gotland
Sweden · 8 points more kite days than Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
64 %Kite days by month at Lausvik, Gotland: Jan 61 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 56 %, May 46 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 60 % - Åminne, Gotland
Sweden · 19 points fewer kite days than Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
37 %Kite days by month at Åminne, Gotland: Jan 32 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 24 %, May 15 %, Jun 18 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 18 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 27 % - Nisseviken, Gotland
Sweden · 9 points fewer kite days than Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
47 %Kite days by month at Nisseviken, Gotland: Jan 46 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 34 %, May 27 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 47 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 41 % - Gotland / Sandviken
Sweden · 8 points fewer kite days than Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
48 %Kite days by month at Gotland / Sandviken: Jan 40 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 36 %, May 25 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 37 % - Ireviken, Fårö
Sweden · 2 points fewer kite days than Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
54 %Kite days by month at Ireviken, Fårö: Jan 55 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 36 %, May 25 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 45 % - Valar, Gotland
Sweden · 3 points more kite days than Gotland / Gnisvaerd in October
59 %Kite days by month at Valar, Gotland: Jan 57 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 48 %, May 39 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 51 %
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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 4 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 56 % of days at Gotland / Gnisvaerd 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/spot/gotland-gnisvaerd
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