Lake · North Denmark Region · Denmark

Vandet Sø

Name: Vandet Sø
Address: DNK

Best for kiting from May to July and in October, with 52 to 55 % kite days. 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.

JJan53cold
FFeb59cold
MMar56cold
AApr50cold
MMay52Good
JJun53Good
JJul52Good
AAug43Good
SSep49Good
OOct55Goodnow
NNov52cold
DDec52cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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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
55 % Goodabout 17 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 44 %
Kiteable 55 %
Too strong 1 %
Good years
6 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Best hours
10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.4 h
Air
13 °Cdaily maximum, 12 °C during kite hours
Rain
18 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Vandet Sø averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %).

Vandet Sø

Kite days% of days	53	59	56	50	52	53	52	43	49	55	52	52
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	cold	cold
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	4 of 9	7 of 9	7 of 9	6 of 9	6 of 9	7 of 9	5 of 9	3 of 9	5 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9	6 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 18	10 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 19	11 to 19	12 to 19	10 to 18	10 to 17	10 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	7.5	9.4	11.8	14.3	16.5	17.8	17.2	15.2	12.9	10.4	8.2	6.8
Air°C, daily maximum	5	5	7	10	14	18	19	19	17	13	9	6
Rain days1 mm or more	15 of 31	13 of 28	11 of 31	10 of 30	10 of 31	12 of 30	16 of 31	16 of 31	15 of 30	18 of 31	16 of 30	18 of 31

In January, Vandet Sø averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (53 %).
In February, Vandet Sø averaged 17 kite days out of 28 (59 %).
In March, Vandet Sø averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %).
In April, Vandet Sø averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (50 %).
In May, Vandet Sø averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %).
In June, Vandet Sø averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (53 %).
In July, Vandet Sø averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %).
In August, Vandet Sø averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %).
In September, Vandet Sø averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %).
In October, Vandet Sø averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %).
In November, Vandet Sø averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (52 %).
In December, Vandet Sø averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %).

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 Vandet Sø

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 39 %
Kiteable 59 %
Too strong 2 %

Too light on 39 %, kiteable on 59 %, too strong on 2 % 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 W (270°).

Kitesurfing at Vandet Sø: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Vandet Sø?

The best months are May to July and October: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 55 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Vandet Sø windy in October?

Yes, often. 55 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 17 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Vandet Sø get in a year?

About 190 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: North Denmark Region
Country: Denmark
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Aalborg Airport (AAL), 79 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 57.0231, 8.5584
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 North Denmark Region

Kite days in October, % of days

Hamborg
Denmark · 19 points more kite days than Vandet Sø in October
74 %
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 Hamborg: Jan 71 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 67 %, May 65 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 70 %
Vigsø
Denmark · 3 points more kite days than Vandet Sø in October
58 %
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 Vigsø: Jan 53 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 53 %, May 53 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 50 %
Nørre Vorupør
Denmark · 12 points more kite days than Vandet Sø in October
67 %
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 Nørre Vorupør: Jan 63 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 55 %, May 55 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 64 %
Feggesund
Denmark · 11 points more kite days than Vandet Sø in October
66 %
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 Feggesund: Jan 58 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 51 %, May 53 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 60 %
Øsløs
Denmark · 1 point fewer kite days than Vandet Sø in October
54 %
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 Øsløs: Jan 49 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 42 %, May 48 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 48 %
Bulbjerg
Denmark · 19 points more kite days than Vandet Sø in October
74 %
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 Bulbjerg: Jan 69 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 65 %, May 62 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 69 %
Agger
Denmark · 20 points more kite days than Vandet Sø in October
75 %
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 Agger: Jan 67 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 56 %, May 61 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 72 %
Rønbjerg
Denmark · 11 points fewer kite days than Vandet Sø in October
44 %
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 Rønbjerg: Jan 36 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 36 %, May 43 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 36 %

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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, 55 % of days at Vandet Sø 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/vandet-so

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