Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Finland |
Next Big City |
Pori |
Next Town |
Yyteri |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
School, Shop, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Fishernets |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
No big waves, no mentionable tide in Finland, ever. Typically choppy. With strong wind waves 0.5-2m. Slow waves. Lately many fishing nets close to shore. With strong winds, waves sea-currents.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Bystanders |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
The beach direction is North-South. The best sand beach in Finland. Really good conditions for learning kitesurfing. In the summer there are lots of swimmers, but they disappear just when the good winds arrive in the autumn on August to September. There is enough space to safely launch/land a kite.
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Spring:
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Normal, Thick |
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Summer:
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Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal, Thick |
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Winter:
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Thick |
As always in Finland, the weather is usually cold so a wetsuit is a must. In the summer season, you can manage with a shorty, but then again there's rarely good wind and lots of swimmers. The season starts around May when the ice melts and continues somewhere around October until the sea freezes again. In the winter you can go snow kiting there. The water is usually cold.
Best Months: |
August, September |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SW, W, NW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
The suitable wind directions are NW over W to S. S to W will be good by the surf center. Good winds arrive in the autumn on August to September.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Take a plane to Pori. Find your way to Mäntyluoto, follow the signs to Yyteri. Or from Helsinki, you can get there by bus. Or rent a car (but you'll need a map to drive there from Helsinki and it takes about 3-4 hours to get there by car).
Rules |
Zones |
There is a surfing center at the location. There is a kiteboarding/windsurfing area by the surfing center and on the beach to north from the surf center. To the south from the surf center there may be a lot of swimmers/sun bathers. When arriving for the first time discuss about the rules and the zone at the surf center or with the local (Finnish) kiteboarders before rigging you gear at the beach. If you do not use a kite leash you will get a free advice from the locals.
