Best time to kitesurf Ålesund – Roaldsanden / Blindheimsvik
The best time to kitesurf at Ålesund – Roaldsanden / Blindheimsvik is March, October, December, with about 17 windy days a month (15+ knots) and water around 9°C.
Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Sports: Kitesurfing
Best time to go: March, October, December
Vigra is a low, flat island north-west of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, linked to the mainland by road tunnels and home to Ålesund airport. Its sandy beaches face different ways, so local kiters move between three spots a few minutes apart by car. Roaldsanden, on the north-east side 1.5 km from the airport weather station, has a shallow lagoon behind a sandbank about 150 m out and has hosted a kite festival at the end of May since 2016.
Roaldsanden works in north-east to east-south-east winds, onshore, with mostly flat water in the lagoon and no shorebreak. Blimsanden, the long white beach on the north-west side, takes north to west-south-west winds and is choppier; it is the busiest beach and has a public toilet from May to October. Blindheimsvika, at the south end of the airport, works best in south-westerly winds, can be gusty, with chop and waves up to about 1 m, and has waist-deep water for about 250 m, which makes it good for teaching. The airport station records 15 knots or more on about half of the days in January and February, on about three in ten from April to June and on fewer in July and September; strong summer winds come mostly from the south-west, spring winds often from the north-east.
Keep well clear of the runway and its approach at the south end of the beaches, and follow the local kite club's rules. Blindheimsvika is a low-tide launch: the rising tide covers the beach, so do not leave gear on the sand. Cars can drive onto Blimsanden but get stuck in dry sand. The water is about 6 °C in March and 15 °C in July and August: a 6/5 or 5/5 with boots, gloves and hood from November to March, a 5/3 the rest of the year.
Month by month at Ålesund – Roaldsanden / Blindheimsvik
- January: 15 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 0.8 m, water 7°C, air 2°C (nights -4°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 1 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 17; a day can have both
- February: 14 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 0.8 m, water 6°C, air 4°C (nights -3°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 10 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 18; a day can have both
- March: 17 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 6°C, air 7°C (nights 0°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 17 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 19; a day can have both
- April: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 7°C, air 9°C (nights 2°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 21 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 13; a day can have both
- May: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 9°C, air 12°C (nights 6°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 22 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 16; a day can have both
- June: 14 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 12°C, air 15°C (nights 10°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 22 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 21; a day can have both
- July: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.3 m, water 15°C, air 17°C (nights 11°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 23 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 18; a day can have both
- August: 13 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.3 m, water 15°C, air 16°C (nights 11°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 18 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 22; a day can have both
- September: 11 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 14°C, air 15°C (nights 9°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 19 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 20; a day can have both
- October: 17 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 12°C, air 11°C (nights 5°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 11 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 21; a day can have both
- November: 12 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 10°C, air 6°C (nights 1°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 5 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 16; a day can have both
- December: 16 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 8°C, air 3°C (nights -2°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 0 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 21; a day can have both
When is the best time to go kitesurfing at Ålesund – Roaldsanden / Blindheimsvik?
March, October, December, when it is windy most often.
How warm is the water at Ålesund – Roaldsanden / Blindheimsvik?
6°C to 15°C over the year: a 5/4 with boots in the warmest month, a 6/5 with hood, boots and gloves in the coolest.
How windy is Ålesund – Roaldsanden / Blindheimsvik?
About 170 days a year with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots in the daytime, most in March.
Figures from 5 years of weather data (Open-Meteo).
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