Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Sweden |
Next Big City |
Gothenburg |
Next Town |
Lidkoping |
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Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The lake is one of the biggest lakes in Western Europe. Flat to choppy water. With stronger winds small waves.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Medium sized beach.
Weather
Spring:
|
Thick |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Thick |
Winter:
|
Thick |
A long wetsuit is always needed, shorty only few weeks during summer.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, NE, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Late spring/summer: main direction SW. Spring/fall: N/NE winds are common. It is an "inland ocean", which gives you pretty steady winds.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Located west of Lidköping, 7km from Örslösa and 19km from Lidköping.
Extra information
Part of the beach is closed for surfers from June to September, but plenty of space to ride during this time anyways.
Nightlife
Lidkoping has a pretty good nightlife during the summer months for being a town with population of 20.000.