Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Sweden |
Next Big City |
Visby, Gotland |
Next Town |
Klintehamn |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Shallow in a big part of the bay, very flat from S to W winds. Bottom is sandy with some seaweed further out and some spread out big rocks in the water on the north and east side of the bay. The spot is not very big but 15 riders are easily accommodated. The peninsula is not higher than maybe 2m which creates perfect offshore conditions with flat water.
Beach
Type: |
Grass, Pebbles |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Beach Users: |
None |
No beach at all, you set up and launch on grassy fields and then you walk past a few meters of pebbles at the waters edge. The south side of the peninsula is not recommended, only big rocks on the beach and in the water.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Water in April is 5-10°C and during the summer it gets above 20°C. Drysuit to shorty depending on the season. Off-season possible with drysuit.
Wind
Best Months: |
April, May, June, August, September, October |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Winds are dependent on the weather systems moving in over Europe, no predictable trades or sea breeze. Best direction is S to W. Best from April to June and August to October, July is usually less windy.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Medium walk |
Gotland is off the shore from the Swedish East coast. To Gotland by ferry or air, arrive in Visby. Drive 30km south along the coast, a few kilometers before Klintehamn and maybe 1-1.5km south of the Kovik sign, turn right on a small unmarked road between a yellow house and a barn. After a few hundred meters there's a gate, make sure to close it after you, the land owner keeps cows on the entire peninsula! Drive maybe 500m further and park at the trees just before the dirt road ends.
Extra information
This is private land and the owner keeps cows there. Always close the gate! No driving outside the dirt road is allowed. It's not a beach but still it has a few other visitors every day in the summer so keep it clean and don't spread your gear all over the place.
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