Vaasa
Kitesurf spot · Finland
Is it worth the trip?
42Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 16 kn gusting 33, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 6°C
Tue 3 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Wed 4 · 40 out of 100
- Wind
- W 13 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 60 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 350, fair
- Wed 460, good
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 623, poor
- Sat 760, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 5 °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.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 20kn | cross-off | chop | 8°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 7kn | on | flat | 6°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 31kn | on | chop | 8°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 60, good | wind from the west, 13 knots | 27kn | side-on | chop | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 30kn | on | chop | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 24kn | side | flat | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 60, good | wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots | 33kn | side-on | chop | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 7 knots | 12kn | side-on | flat | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 17kn | side | flat | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 13kn | cross-off | flat | 5°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
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 06:10 +0.0 mLow 10:24 −0.0 mHigh 17:05 +0.0 mLow 23:32 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:33 +0.0 mLow 11:08 −0.0 mHigh 17:27 +0.0 mLow 23:54 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 07:03 +0.0 mLow 11:50 −0.0 mHigh 17:43 +0.0 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Vaasa
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 5°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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 0°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate 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 Vaasa. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Vaasa
1 min by car · 16 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Vaasa its beds, food and every spot near it
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