Lake · Lower Saxony · Germany

Sarstedt - Giftener See

Name: Sarstedt - Giftener See
Address: DEU

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

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.

JJan26cold
FFeb27cold
MMar22cold
AApr17Off
MMay9Off
JJun8Off
JJul8Off
AAug8Off
SSep12Off
OOct19Offnow
NNov13cold
DDec19cold

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 lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 9, reached 50 %

Kite days
19 % Offabout 6 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 81 %
Kiteable 19 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Best hours
11:00 to 15:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.7 h
Air
15 °Cdaily maximum, 14 °C during kite hours
Rain
12 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %).

Sarstedt - Giftener See

Kite days% of days	26	27	22	17	9	8	8	8	12	19	13	19
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	cold	cold
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	2 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	11 to 16	10 to 15	12 to 16	15 to 16	·	13 to 14	·	11 to 16	11 to 15	11 to 14	10 to 15
Daylighth	8.3	9.9	11.8	13.9	15.7	16.7	16.3	14.7	12.7	10.7	8.9	7.8
Air°C, daily maximum	5	7	10	14	18	23	23	24	20	15	9	6
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	11 of 28	11 of 31	10 of 30	11 of 31	11 of 30	12 of 31	11 of 31	10 of 30	12 of 31	13 of 30	14 of 31

In January, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %).
In February, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 8 kite days out of 28 (27 %).
In March, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (22 %).
In April, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (17 %).
In May, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (9 %).
In June, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 2 kite days out of 30 (8 %).
In July, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (8 %).
In August, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (8 %).
In September, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (12 %).
In October, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %).
In November, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 4 kite days out of 30 (13 %).
In December, Sarstedt - Giftener See averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %).

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. 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 Sarstedt - Giftener See

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In February, the windiest month

Too light 73 %
Kiteable 27 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 73 %, kiteable on 27 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from WSW (248°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Sarstedt - Giftener See: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Sarstedt - Giftener See?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 27 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Sarstedt - Giftener See windy in October?

Rarely. 19 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 6 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Sarstedt - Giftener See get in a year?

About 57 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

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region: Lower Saxony
Country: Germany
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Hannover Airport (HAJ), 29 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 52.2169, 9.8296
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Satellite view of Sarstedt - Giftener See

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Flat water is the main riding area.
A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
Learning: no kite source says.
Small 27 ha inland gravel lake with easy entries and a windsurf club, so the water is flat, but no source rates it for kite learning.

Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: web.kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com, wildopenwater.com.

Nearby kite spots in Lower Saxony

Kite days in October, % of days

Eckwarder Hörne
Germany · 33 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
52 %
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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 Eckwarder Hörne: Jan 49 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 47 %, May 44 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 44 %
Wremen
Germany · 48 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
67 %
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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 Wremen: Jan 64 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 55 %, May 55 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 61 %
Fedderwardersiel
Germany · 49 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
68 %
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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 Fedderwardersiel: Jan 66 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 62 %
Wilhelmshaven Südstrand
Germany · 20 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
39 %
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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 Wilhelmshaven Südstrand: Jan 40 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 39 %, May 34 %, Jun 25 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 39 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 32 %
Otterndorf
Germany · 33 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
52 %
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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 Otterndorf: Jan 51 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 50 %, May 48 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 47 %
Dorum
Germany · 50 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
69 %
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 Dorum: Jan 67 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 56 %, May 54 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 63 %
Hooksiel
Germany · 42 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
61 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Hooksiel: Jan 57 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 53 %, May 46 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 53 %
Sahlenburg
Germany · 56 points more kite days than Sarstedt - Giftener See in October
75 %
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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 Sahlenburg: Jan 73 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 63 %, May 58 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 71 %

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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. Confidence: low.

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In October, 19 % of days at Sarstedt - Giftener See 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/sarstedt-giftener-see

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