Sea · Norway
Vestpynten Lykt
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.
- 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 mediumThe nearest model grid cell is 11 km away.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 16 % coldabout 5 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 84 %
- Kiteable 16 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- under 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 14:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 5.8 h
- Water
- 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
- Air
- 0 °Cdaily maximum, -1 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 0 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold | cold |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 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 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | · | 10 to 11 | 13 to 17 | 11 to 19 | 10 to 19 | 16 to 19 | 11 to 18 | · | 10 to 19 | 10 to 14 | · | · |
| Daylighth | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 20.6 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Water°C at the surface | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | -6 | -6 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -5 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 9 of 31 | 10 of 28 | 8 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 9 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water | 6/5 with boots and gloves all year | |||||||||||
- In January, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 0 kite days out of 31 (0 %). Water 1 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 2 kite days out of 28 (8 %). Water 0 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (21 %). Water -1 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water -1 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 2 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (15 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (19 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (11 %). Water 9 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (23 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (16 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 0 kite days out of 30 (0 %). Water 2 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Vestpynten Lykt averaged 0 kite days out of 31 (0 %). Water 1 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. under 1 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 Vestpynten Lykt
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- Januaryunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.0 expected
- February1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.2 expected
- March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
- May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
- Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.6 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
- Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.2 expected
- September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
- October (now)under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.3 expected
- Novemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.0 expected
- Decemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 0.0 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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- 1
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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
under 1 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: 9 in 10
about 0.0 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 April, the windiest month
- Too light 77 %
- Kiteable 23 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 77 %, kiteable on 23 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 11:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often E (90°).
Kitesurfing at Vestpynten Lykt: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Vestpynten Lykt?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is April, when 23 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Vestpynten Lykt windy in October?
Rarely. 16 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 5 days in a typical October. Fewer than 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Vestpynten Lykt?
The water ranges from -1 °C in March to 9 °C in August. In October it is about 4 °C (wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves).
How many kite days does Vestpynten Lykt get in a year?
About 46 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
- Country
- Norway
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), 1 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 78.2512, 15.4221
- 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 Norway
Kite days in October, % of days
- Svalbard / Isdammen
Norway · 3 points fewer kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
13 %Kite days by month at Svalbard / Isdammen: Jan 0 %, Feb 7 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 22 %, May 15 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 13 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 % - Ersfjord
Norway · 35 points more kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
51 %Kite days by month at Ersfjord: Jan 13 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 49 %, May 54 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 30 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 0 % - Hillesoy
Norway · 40 points more kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
56 %Kite days by month at Hillesoy: Jan 21 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 51 %, May 49 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 27 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 0 % - Breivikeidet
Norway · 12 points fewer kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
4 %Kite days by month at Breivikeidet: Jan 1 %, Feb 8 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 4 %, May 9 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 6 %, Oct 4 %, Nov 3 %, Dec 0 % - Persfjorden
Norway · 41 points more kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
57 %Kite days by month at Persfjorden: Jan 9 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 62 %, May 52 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 34 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 0 % - Andoya / Bleik
Norway · 39 points more kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
55 %Kite days by month at Andoya / Bleik: Jan 16 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 56 %, May 59 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 0 % - Fjaervoll
Norway · 35 points more kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
51 %Kite days by month at Fjaervoll: Jan 18 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 50 %, May 55 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 0 % - Austnesfjorden
Norway · 19 points more kite days than Vestpynten Lykt in October
35 %Kite days by month at Austnesfjorden: Jan 14 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 32 %, May 38 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 14 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 22 %, Dec 0 %
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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: medium.
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In October, 16 % of days at Vestpynten Lykt 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/vestpynten-lykt
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