Sandhamn
Kitesurf spot · Sweden
Is it worth the trip?
64Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 15 kn gusting 19, side-shore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 48 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 95 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 8°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 294, good
- Tue 394, good
- Wed 448, fair
- Thu 595, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 790, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
- Best Jan–Feb, Oct2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 94, good | wind from the north, 16 knots | 21kn | side-on | chop | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 94, good | wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots | 20kn | side-on | flat | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 19kn | side | flat | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 95, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 19kn | side | flat | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 17kn | side | flat | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 90, good | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 21kn | side | chop | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 16kn | side | flat | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 7kn | side | flat | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 7 knots | 14kn | cross-off | chop | 5°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | chop | 7°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 11:32 +0.0 mLow 20:56 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 12:22 +0.0 mLow 21:19 −0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:31 +0.0 mLow 07:25 +0.0 mHigh 13:05 +0.1 mLow 21:47 −0.1 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 Jan–Feb, Oct
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sandhamn
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). The sea is about 2°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 months are usually January, February and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sandhamn.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,300–US$2,440 each
about US$1,300–US$2,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ARN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$986 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$181–US$309 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$1,300–US$2,440 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Sandhamn
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about 5 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Sandhamn 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: about 18h 45m
About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ARN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 30m by road
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