Sea · Schleswig-Holstein · Germany

Wackerballig

Name: Wackerballig
Address: DEU

Best for kiting in October, with 54 % kite days. Water 14 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February.

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.

JJan49cold
FFeb54cold
MMar46cold
AApr43cold
MMay43Good
JJun42Good
JJul45Good
AAug38Possible
SSep46Good
OOct54Goodnow
NNov46cold
DDec48cold

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 2 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
54 % Goodabout 17 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 46 %
Kiteable 54 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
5 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
Best hours
11:00 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
15 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Wackerballig averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Wackerballig

Kite days% of days	49	54	46	43	43	42	45	38	46	54	46	48
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Good	Good	Good	Possible	Good	Good	cold	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	6 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	5 in 10	4 in 10	4 in 10	6 in 10	6 in 10	5 in 10	6 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	5 of 9	6 of 9	3 of 9	3 of 9	2 of 9	2 of 9	4 of 9	1 of 9	4 of 9	5 of 9	4 of 9	4 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 17	10 to 19	13 to 18	13 to 18	11 to 19	10 to 17	10 to 18	11 to 17	10 to 15	10 to 15
Daylighth	7.9	9.7	11.8	14.1	16.1	17.2	16.7	15.0	12.8	10.6	8.5	7.3
Water°C at the surface	4	3	5	8	13	17	19	19	18	14	10	6
Air°C, daily maximum	5	5	7	10	14	18	20	20	17	14	9	6
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	12 of 28	11 of 31	9 of 30	10 of 31	10 of 30	14 of 31	12 of 31	11 of 30	15 of 31	14 of 30	15 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	3/2	4/3	5/4	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Wackerballig averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 4 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Wackerballig averaged 15 kite days out of 28 (54 %). Water 3 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Wackerballig averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 5 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Wackerballig averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Wackerballig averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (43 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Wackerballig averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Wackerballig averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Wackerballig averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Wackerballig averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (46 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Wackerballig averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (54 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Wackerballig averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (46 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Wackerballig averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 6 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 6 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 Wackerballig

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
February5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.7 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
September6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
November5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
December6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 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

4 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 4.3 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 46 %
Kiteable 54 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 46 %, kiteable on 54 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 11:00 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 WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at Wackerballig: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Wackerballig?

The best month is October: from 2017 to 2025, 54 % of its days were kite days.

Is Wackerballig windy in October?

Yes, often. 54 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 17 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Wackerballig?

The water ranges from 3 °C in February to 19 °C in July. In October it is about 14 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).

How many kite days does Wackerballig get in a year?

About 168 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: Westerland Sylt Airport (GWT), 100 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 54.7567, 9.8780
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

Falshöft
Germany · 12 points more kite days than Wackerballig 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 Falshöft: Jan 60 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 52 %, May 53 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 45 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 62 %
Habernis
Germany · same kite days as Wackerballig 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 Habernis: Jan 49 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 43 %, May 43 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 48 %
Maasholm
Germany · 13 points more kite days than Wackerballig 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 Maasholm: Jan 61 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 50 %, May 49 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 63 %
Holnis
Germany · 16 points fewer kite days than Wackerballig in October
38 %
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 Holnis: Jan 35 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 32 %, May 29 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 24 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 31 %
Damp
Germany · 12 points more kite days than Wackerballig 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 Damp: Jan 62 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 52 %, May 49 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 61 %
Solitüde
Germany · 22 points fewer kite days than Wackerballig in October
32 %
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 Solitüde: Jan 28 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 29 %, May 27 %, Jun 26 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 32 %, Nov 23 %, Dec 22 %
Auf der Schlei
Germany · 21 points fewer kite days than Wackerballig in October
33 %
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 Auf der Schlei: Jan 30 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 32 %, May 31 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 24 %
Aschau
Germany · 7 points more kite days than Wackerballig in October
61 %
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 Aschau: Jan 55 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 49 %, May 47 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 55 %

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

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In October, 54 % of days at Wackerballig 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/wackerballig

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