Sea · Schleswig-Holstein · Germany
Kellenhusen
Best for kiting in October, with 51 % kite days. Water 14 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to February.
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 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 51 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 49 %
- Kiteable 51 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 4 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.6 h
- Water
- 14 °C, 5/4
- Air
- 14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 13 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Kellenhusen averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 50 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 49 | 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | Good | Possible | Good | Possible | Good | Good | cold | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 4 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 19 | 11 to 19 | 13 to 19 | 11 to 19 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 15 |
| Daylighth | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Water°C at the surface | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 13 of 31 | 11 of 28 | 10 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 12 of 31 | 10 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 15 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Kellenhusen averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 5 °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, Kellenhusen averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (53 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Kellenhusen averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Kellenhusen averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Kellenhusen averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Kellenhusen averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (37 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Kellenhusen averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (40 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Kellenhusen averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Kellenhusen averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Kellenhusen averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Kellenhusen averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Kellenhusen averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). 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 Kellenhusen
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 4.9 expected
- February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- November6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 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
5 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 4.5 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 February, the windiest month
- Too light 47 %
- Kiteable 53 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 47 %, kiteable on 53 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often WSW (248°).
Kitesurfing at Kellenhusen: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Kellenhusen?
The best month is October: from 2017 to 2025, 51 % of its days were kite days.
Is Kellenhusen windy in October?
Yes, often. 51 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Kellenhusen?
The water ranges from 4 °C in February to 20 °C in August. In October it is about 14 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Kellenhusen get in a year?
About 164 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
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Country
- Germany
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC), 48 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 54.1844, 11.0575
- 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 Schleswig-Holstein
Kite days in October, % of days
- Dahme
Germany · same kite days as Kellenhusen in October
51 %Kite days by month at Dahme: Jan 50 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 44 %, May 41 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 52 % - Grömitz
Germany · 13 points more kite days than Kellenhusen in October
64 %Kite days by month at Grömitz: Jan 63 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 53 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 61 % - Rettin
Germany · 10 points fewer kite days than Kellenhusen in October
41 %Kite days by month at Rettin: Jan 41 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 41 %, May 34 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 34 % - Großenbrode
Germany · 3 points more kite days than Kellenhusen in October
54 %Kite days by month at Großenbrode: Jan 50 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 47 %, May 49 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 49 % - Dazendorf
Germany · 7 points more kite days than Kellenhusen in October
58 %Kite days by month at Dazendorf: Jan 54 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 46 %, May 47 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 51 % - Burgtiefe, Fehmarn
Germany · 19 points more kite days than Kellenhusen in October
70 %Kite days by month at Burgtiefe, Fehmarn: Jan 72 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 58 %, May 58 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 70 % - Hohwacht
Germany · 11 points more kite days than Kellenhusen in October
62 %Kite days by month at Hohwacht: Jan 65 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 50 %, May 49 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 65 % - Westerbergen, Fehmarn
Germany · 18 points more kite days than Kellenhusen in October
69 %Kite days by month at Westerbergen, Fehmarn: Jan 71 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 50 %, May 51 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 67 %
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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 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 51 % of days at Kellenhusen 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/kellenhusen
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