Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Hvidbjerg Strand

Hvidbjerg Strand takes its name from the white dune behind the beach, and VisitDenmark describes it as a wide, car-free sandy beach with shallow water, just south-east of Blåvands Huk, the westernmost point of Jutland. The beach faces south-south-west, so south to south-west blows onshore and west and south-east come in side-on, while north-west blows along the coast and north to north-east is offshore. You are already inside the Wadden Sea reserve here, where kiting and winging are only allowed in the marked zone that starts at Hvidbjerg Strand and runs south-east to Højeknolde on Skallingen. The DMI station by the Blåvandshuk lighthouse measures about four kilometres away, so the live reading tells you something about your water.

Kiting and winging are only allowed in the marked area from Hvidbjerg Strand to Højeknolde, south-east of Blåvandshuk; outside it, they are banned in the Vadehavet reserve. Source: BEK 867/2007 § 5(3).

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Hvidbjerg Strand faces SSW (205°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are southeast, south, southwest and west (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the east and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the north and northeast, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).

On this page you'll find the live wind, the hourly forecast and a personal go/no-go for Hvidbjerg Strand, plus your ideal kite or wing size and (where available) a live beach webcam. Wind data: DMI HARMONIE via Open-Meteo.