Sea · Region Zealand · Denmark
Sjaelland / Nordstrand
Best for kiting from May to July and from September to October, with 50 to 69 % kite days. Water 12 to 20 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.
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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 69 % Primeabout 21 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 31 %
- Kiteable 69 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 10.5 h
- Water
- 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
- Air
- 13 °Cdaily maximum, 12 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 16 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (69 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 70 | 67 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 62 | 67 |
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| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | cold | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 10 to 15 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 13 of 31 | 12 of 28 | 9 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 10 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 15 of 31 | 13 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 16 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 14 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 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 6/5+ | 6/5+ | 6/5+ |
- In January, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 3 °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, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 19 kite days out of 28 (67 %). Water 2 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (58 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (53 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (47 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (59 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (69 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (62 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Sjaelland / Nordstrand averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 4 °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: 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 Sjaelland / Nordstrand
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- July5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 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
7 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 5.7 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 January, the windiest month
- Too light 30 %
- Kiteable 70 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 30 %, kiteable on 70 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 15:00, 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 Sjaelland / Nordstrand: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Sjaelland / Nordstrand?
The best months are May to July and September to October: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 69 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Sjaelland / Nordstrand windy in October?
Yes, very. 69 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 21 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Sjaelland / Nordstrand?
The water ranges from 2 °C in February to 20 °C in July. In October it is about 12 °C (wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves).
How many kite days does Sjaelland / Nordstrand get in a year?
About 214 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
- Region Zealand
- Country
- Denmark
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE), 50 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 55.9389, 11.6505
- 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 Region Zealand
Kite days in October, % of days
- Nordstrand
Denmark · same kite days as Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
69 %Kite days by month at Nordstrand: Jan 70 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 53 %, May 50 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 67 % - Stillinge Strand
Denmark · 4 points more kite days than Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
73 %Kite days by month at Stillinge Strand: Jan 70 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 52 %, May 51 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 67 % - Karrebæksminde, Sjælland
Denmark · 11 points fewer kite days than Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
58 %Kite days by month at Karrebæksminde, Sjælland: Jan 52 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 43 %, May 47 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 50 % - Feddet, Sjælland
Denmark · 10 points fewer kite days than Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
59 %Kite days by month at Feddet, Sjælland: Jan 55 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 49 %, May 47 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 49 %, Dec 54 % - Vordingborg, Sjælland
Denmark · 17 points fewer kite days than Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
52 %Kite days by month at Vordingborg, Sjælland: Jan 48 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 42 %, May 46 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 41 % - Stege, Møn
Denmark · 2 points fewer kite days than Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
67 %Kite days by month at Stege, Møn: Jan 63 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 53 %, May 53 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 63 % - Bogø, Møn
Denmark · 6 points fewer kite days than Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
63 %Kite days by month at Bogø, Møn: Jan 61 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 52 %, May 52 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 58 % - Klintholm Havn, Møn
Denmark · 3 points more kite days than Sjaelland / Nordstrand in October
72 %Kite days by month at Klintholm Havn, Møn: Jan 72 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 57 %, May 54 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 72 %
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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 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 69 % of days at Sjaelland / Nordstrand 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/sjaelland-nordstrand
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