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metno_seamles

DMI HARMONIE 2

UKMO UK 2

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	metno_seamless run: 30/04 22:38																																						IFS HD 2.5 km run: 30/04 22:38																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 22:38
Date Optimal	We 30 18h	We 30 19h	We 30 20h	We 30 21h	Th 1 6h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Th 1 18h	Th 1 19h	Th 1 20h	Th 1 21h	Fr 2 6h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Fr 2 18h	Fr 2 19h	Fr 2 20h	Fr 2 21h	Sa 3 6h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Sa 3 18h	Sa 3 19h	Sa 3 20h	Sa 3 21h	Su 4 6h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Su 4 18h	Su 4 19h	Su 4 20h	Su 4 21h	Mo 5 6h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Mo 5 18h	Mo 5 19h	Mo 5 20h	Mo 5 21h	Tu 6 6h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	Tu 6 18h	Tu 6 19h	Tu 6 20h	Tu 6 21h	We 7 6h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	We 7 18h	We 7 19h	We 7 20h	We 7 21h	Th 8 6h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Th 8 18h	Th 8 19h	Th 8 20h	Th 8 21h	Fr 9 6h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Fr 9 19h	Fr 9 20h	Fr 9 21h	Sa 10 6h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Sa 10 19h	Sa 10 20h	Sa 10 21h	Su 11 6h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Su 11 19h	Su 11 20h	Su 11 21h	Mo 12 6h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Mo 12 19h	Mo 12 20h	Mo 12 21h	Tu 13 6h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	Tu 13 19h	Tu 13 20h	Tu 13 21h	We 14 6h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	We 14 19h	We 14 20h	We 14 21h	Th 15 6h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h	Th 15 19h	Th 15 20h	Th 15 21h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	7	5	2	1	2	1	1	4	6	8	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	11	10	9	9	8	4	6	6	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	6	5	8	8	7	7	7	6	7	8	7	2	5	9	9	5	3	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	4	7	10	11	11	11	10	9	6	4	5	4	4	2	1	1	3	5	6	7	7	7	6	5	4	3	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	3	4	5	5	6	5	5	4	3	2	2	3	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	4	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	9	7	6	4	3	4	4
Gusts (kn)	16	14	10	5	3	3	2	8	12	15	16	16	17	19	18	16	16	16	15	14	13	16	17	19	22	23	25	25	25	24	22	22	22	20	19	18	10	19	21	23	27	27	21	21	21	24	20	23	22	20	19	16	8	6	4	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	11	9	12	14	15	16	17	18	17	16	15	16	19	22	22	22	23	19	7	6	6	8	10	11	15	19	22	21	20	18	15	12	9	7	8	10	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	11	31	29	27	25	22	20	17	13	11	12	15	18	20	22	23	24	10	16	19	18	15	14	14	15	15	14	12	11	11	11	11	8	4	4	4	5	6	8	10	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	8	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	7	5	3	4	6	7	6	8	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	8	11	14	17	19	10	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	6	8	9	10	11	11	12	13	9	7	5	5	5	5	6	8	9	9	10	11	12	14	15	17	23	23	23	21	18	16	15	15	15	13	11	10	9	8	8	9
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8
Wave Per.	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Energy (Kj)	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	7	11	13	17	21	25	31	36	37	36	36	33	30	27	26	24	23	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	17	17	19	19	20	20	19	18	22	21	20	19	18	16	15	13	12	10	8	7	5	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	6	7	8	10	10	10	10	6	7	8	9	11	13	14	15	16	17	16	15	14	13	12	11
Temp. (°C)	20	20	18	16	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	15	15	13	12	11	10	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	7	8	9	10	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	9	8	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	11	12	11	10	9	8	8	8	7	4	5	6	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	9	9	6	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	7	8	9	11	12	13	15	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	6	6	7	8	10	11	12	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	9	4	5	6	6	8	9	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	6	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	6	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	7	7	8	9	10	10	9	9	8
Rain (mm)																																								0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4																																																																																																0.3										0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7																	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1											0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1				0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Cloud Cov. (%)	26	90	55	51	62	41	66	60	75	99	100	100	100	99	71	38	39	48	28	55	6	20	41	36	45	19	25	38	55	64	71	53	40	36	42	39	4	13	12	9	4	2	4	9	12	10	7	10	26	48	62	59	62	62	60	54	44	34	21	7		7	21	34	46	58	60	44										16	38	51	45	30	19	19	44	34	29	35	46	54	55	53	52	53	54	56	58	59	60	59	69	74	78	81	82	83	83	83	82	80	77	74	71	69	69	72	98	95	92	88	84	79	74	69	65	62	60	58	56	56	56	59	60	54	49	45	41	38	35	34	35	41	49	58	66	75	80	81	17	7													1	6	64	66	65	60	52	44	35	26	19	14	11	9	8	7	9	14	30	25	20	16	12	9	6	2								1	15	16	15	12	8	4	1			7	18	29	40	51	60	65	65	63	60	57	52	48	43	38	34	31	28	25	23	21	19	17	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	94
Tide Ht.	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean, Lake

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Clean

Infos: Mostly flat with the chop building up with the wind, as the beach is unprotected. No waves. Kiting is in front of the launching area, towards the bridge and the areas to the west of this line.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Very nice sandy beach with a nice launching spot. Plenty of launching and landing room. Some rocks by the seaside make most bathers prefer the more secluded inner beach. Even during summer. The beach is shallow for very long and then suddenly drops. Watch out for shells. If you spend some time walking upwind, it is recommended that you use shoes all year round to prevent cuts in the foot sole. Two beaches downwind exit points. The first right next to the launching spot, the next in the inner bay by the road. This one has a nice grassy area for landing.

Identified hazards: Rocks, Shells

Weather specificities: During summer use a thin wetsuit. Kiting is possible from March through December, but you might need the thickest suits during winter.

Wind specificities: The best direction for this spot is S-SSW. This is also a dominating direction during summer. If the winds shift past WSW or SE, the winds become gusty or sometimes on/off every minute or so. NW is possible but generally too gusty for kitesurfing. In general the wind is a bit weaker and rarer here compared to further offshore.

Access description: by Car - From Kristiansand drive towards the airport. You will see the beach on your right hand side after a 15 minutes drive. The launching area is the tip closest to the bridge. Drive into the camping area, around the water slide, and there will be a parking lot by the beach with a locked gate. Follow the trail after the gate for 5 minutes and you will be at the spot.

Specific rules: Zones

Extra: Kitesurfers: stay clear of the airplane landing area with light posts in the water.

Accommodations: Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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