Kitesurfing, wing foiling and foiling at Sydvestpynten

Sydvestpynten is the south-west tip of Amager, by the Kongelund Fort, and its beach faces west-south-west, so south-west to west blows onshore and south and west-north-west come in side-on, while north-east to east blows offshore over the island. The tide hardly matters, because at Dragør DMI puts about ten centimetres between high and low water. You are inside a wildlife reserve, where from November through March kiting and winging are only allowed in the exempt zone west of the point, and from 1 April to 15 July not within 200 metres of Aflandshage and Kofoeds Enge. According to a City of Copenhagen memo, kiters find those boundaries hard to see from the water, so look at the reserve map before you go.

Wildlife reserve: banned from 1 November to 31 March except in the exempt area west of the point, and banned from 1 April to 15 July within 200 m of Aflandshage and Kofoeds Enge. Source: BEK 545/2012 § 4.

Wind directions & safety

The open water at Sydvestpynten faces WSW (244°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are south, southwest and west (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, southeast and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the northeast and east, 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 Sydvestpynten, plus your ideal kite or wing size and (where available) a live beach webcam. Wind data: DMI HARMONIE via Open-Meteo.