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Kristiinankaupunki town hall 20190705
Kristinestad, the nearest town. Photo: Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Kristiinankaupunki

Kitesurf spot · Finland

Is it worth the trip?

9Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: not enough of the right wind, 12 kn gusting 25, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NW 11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 28 out of 100

Wind
WNW 12 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NW 12 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 4 kn
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
7°C

Sat 7 · 17 out of 100

Wind
WNW 13 kn
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
6°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
7°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 435, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 717, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 1063, good
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
  • Best in Jan1 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kristiinankaupunki
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots9knoffnot safeflat6°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 11 knots23kncross-offchop9°C
Wed 4Nov35, poorwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots24knsidechop10°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 12 knots24kncross-offchop8°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots5knsideflat7°C
Sat 7Nov17, poorwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots25knsidechop8°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots9knoffnot safechop6°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the west, 6 knots13knsideflat7°C
Tue 10Nov63, goodwind from the south-west, 16 knots33knside-onchop7°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots19knsidechop6°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Jan

Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kristiinankaupunki

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.6 km out (1 in 556). The sea is about 0°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kristinestad.

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Where to stay: Kristinestad

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Closest

Kristinestad

about 5 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

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About Kristinestad its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.