Checking the wind…
Danish North Sea
Offshore wind. Too dangerous.
Best chance this week: Wednesday 8-17h, up to 27 kn.
Offshore wind. You'll be blown out to sea.
Current with the wind: harder to stay upwind.
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| DMI | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| HARMONIE | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Direction | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSW | SW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | W | W | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Kite | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | 7m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 7m | 7m | 7m | 7m | 7m | 7m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m |
| Waves | 2.16s | 2.126s | 2.126s | 2.126s | 2.126s | 2.126s | 2.16s | 2.16s | 2.126s | 2.146s | 2.166s | 2.26s | 2.246s | 2.286s | 2.246s | 2.226s | 2.186s | 2.126s | 2.086s | 2.026s | 1.946s | 1.886s | 1.86s | 1.86s | 1.826s | 1.826s | 1.786s | 1.746s | 1.76s | 1.726s | 1.766s | 1.787s | 1.827s | 1.867s | 1.97s | 1.97s | 1.97s | 1.97s | 1.827s | 1.747s | 1.668s | 1.77s | 1.747s | 1.787s | 2.047s | 2.327s | 2.587s | 2.547s | 2.487s | 2.447s | 2.347s | 2.227s | 2.127s | 2.067s | 27s | 1.947s | 1.97s | 1.867s | 1.827s | 1.827s | 1.847s | 1.847s | 1.87s | 1.747s | 1.77s | 1.667s | 1.67s | 1.567s | 1.57s | 1.427s | 1.367s | 1.37s | 1.247s | 1.187s | 1.147s | 1.087s | 1.046s | 1.026s | 16s | 0.985s | 15s | 15s | 1.025s | 1.025s | 1.045s | 1.045s | 1.064s | 1.064s | 1.084s | 1.064s | 1.024s | 14s | 14s | 0.984s | 0.984s | 14s | 14s | 1.024s | 1.044s | 1.085s | 1.15s | 1.085s | 1.065s | 1.045s | 0.985s | 0.95s | 0.845s | 0.85s | 0.745s | 0.75s | 0.685s | 0.685s | 0.665s | 0.665s | 0.645s | 0.645s | 0.645s | 0.625s | 0.625s | 0.645s | 0.645s | 0.665s | 0.685s | 0.75s | 0.724s | 0.764s | 0.784s | 0.824s | 0.94s | 0.964s | 1.044s | 1.185s | 1.35s | 1.445s | 1.485s | 1.545s | 1.585s | 1.585s | 1.585s | 1.585s | 1.545s | 1.485s | 1.445s | 1.385s | 1.345s | 1.285s | 1.25s | 1.15s | 1.025s | 15s | 16s | 0.986s | 16s | 16s | 1.027s | 17s |
| Current | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | slack | slack | slack | slack | slack | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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Log your sessions; that is how Windulu gets to know you.
The advice is a tool. You remain responsible for your own safety.
Hvide Sande is a fishing town in the middle of Holmsland Klit, the strip of dunes between the North Sea and Ringkøbing Fjord, and this spot lies on the fjord side, north of the town. The beach faces east-north-east, so north-east to east blows onshore, north-north-east and south-east come in side-on and north and south blow along the shore, while south-west to north-west is offshore or side-off. The fjord is a wildlife reserve, but the zones where kiting and winging are banned lie further south along the west shore and on the east side. The Hvide Sande DMI station measures less than two kilometres away, and when the wind is in the west you are better off looking at the North Sea side, where that same wind comes in from the sea.
Ringkøbing Fjord is a wildlife reserve, but the water off Hvide Sande Nord lies outside the no-go areas, which are further south (Holmsland, Havrvig Grund, Tipperne) and on the east side. Source: BEK 1678/2006 § 5.
The open water at Hvide Sande Fjord Nord faces ENE (76°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are northeast, east and southeast (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, south, southwest and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the west, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).