Sea · Schleswig-Holstein · Germany

SPO, Südstrand

Name: SPO, Südstrand
Address: DEU

Best for kiting from May to October, with 54 to 77 % kite days. Water 13 to 19 °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.

JJan72cold
FFeb71cold
MMar63cold
AApr61cold
MMay61Prime
JJun55Good
JJul62Prime
AAug54Good
SSep57Good
OOct77Primenow
NNov64cold
DDec73cold

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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

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

Kite days
77 % Primeabout 24 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 23 %
Kiteable 77 %
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 7.4 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
Best hours
10:00 to 17:00when 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
17 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, SPO, Südstrand averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (77 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

SPO, Südstrand

Kite days% of days	72	71	63	61	61	55	62	54	57	77	64	73
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Prime	Good	Prime	Good	Good	Prime	cold	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	6 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	8 of 9	7 of 9	5 of 9	8 of 9	5 of 9	6 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	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 19	10 to 17	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	7.4
Water°C at the surface	4	4	5	9	13	17	19	19	18	14	9	6
Air°C, daily maximum	5	5	6	10	14	18	19	20	17	14	9	6
Rain days1 mm or more	16 of 31	12 of 28	11 of 31	10 of 30	10 of 31	11 of 30	15 of 31	13 of 31	14 of 30	17 of 31	17 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+	4/3	4/3	4/3	4/3	5/4	6/5+	6/5+

In January, SPO, Südstrand averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (72 %). Water 4 °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, SPO, Südstrand averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (71 %). 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, SPO, Südstrand averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 5 °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, SPO, Südstrand averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, SPO, Südstrand averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, SPO, Südstrand averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (55 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, SPO, Südstrand averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, SPO, Südstrand averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, SPO, Südstrand averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (57 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, SPO, Südstrand averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (77 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, SPO, Südstrand averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (64 %). Water 9 °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, SPO, Südstrand averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (73 %). 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: 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 SPO, Südstrand

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 7.0 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
April8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
May8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 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 7.4 expected
November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 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.

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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 5.8 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 23 %
Kiteable 77 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 23 %, kiteable on 77 %, 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 SSW (203°).

Kitesurfing at SPO, Südstrand: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at SPO, Südstrand?

The best months are May to October: from 2017 to 2025, 54 to 77 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is SPO, Südstrand windy in October?

Yes, very. 77 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 24 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 SPO, Südstrand?

The water ranges from 4 °C in January to 19 °C in July. In October it is about 14 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).

How many kite days does SPO, Südstrand get in a year?

About 234 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.

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Spot facts

Region: Schleswig-Holstein
Country: Germany
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 59 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 54.3017, 8.6292
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

SPO, Böhl
Germany · same kite days as SPO, Südstrand in October
77 %
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 SPO, Böhl: Jan 72 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 61 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 73 %
Westerheversand
Germany · 1 point fewer kite days than SPO, Südstrand in October
76 %
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 Westerheversand: Jan 70 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 59 %, May 60 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 69 %
Vollerwiek
Germany · 12 points fewer kite days than SPO, Südstrand in October
65 %
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 Vollerwiek: Jan 63 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 53 %, May 54 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 59 %
Trender Marsch
Germany · 13 points fewer kite days than SPO, Südstrand in October
64 %
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 Trender Marsch: Jan 59 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 54 %, May 57 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 56 %
Büsum
Germany · 28 points fewer kite days than SPO, Südstrand in October
49 %
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 Büsum: Jan 47 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 43 %, May 42 %, Jun 33 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 49 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 44 %
Simonsberg
Germany · 31 points fewer kite days than SPO, Südstrand in October
46 %
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 Simonsberg: Jan 39 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 43 %, May 46 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 37 %
Dockkoog
Germany · 6 points fewer kite days than SPO, Südstrand in October
71 %
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 Dockkoog: Jan 67 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 59 %, May 64 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 67 %
Der Kapitän, Amrum
Germany · 5 points more kite days than SPO, Südstrand in October
82 %
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 Der Kapitän, Amrum: Jan 76 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 63 %, May 65 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 82 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 77 %

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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 3 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 77 % of days at SPO, Südstrand 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/spo-sudstrand

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