Gulf of Finland, summer & ice
St Petersburg
St Petersburg is a real kite city with two seasons. From May to November you ride the shallow, brackish Gulf of Finland, and autumn storms bring the strongest days. In a cold winter the bay freezes and the same spots turn into snowkite fields on the ice. The gulf is so shallow that the wind direction decides everything. Pick the shore the wind is blowing onto, not the closest one.
Live wind: neduet.ru
Live readings come straight from the station owners via the embedded widgets. Stations go offline sometimes; if a reading looks frozen, check the time stamp.
Gulf of Finland
St Petersburg, Gulf of Finland
Sestroretsk: Kurort & Duny
12–25 knShallow, chop
Kotlin Island, St Petersburg
Kronstadt (South Shore)
12–25 knFlat, waist-deep
St Petersburg, Neva Bay
Lakhta
12–22 knShallow, chop
South shore, Gulf of Finland
Bolshaya Izhora
12–22 knFlat, shallow
Leningrad Region, Gulf of Finland
Sosnovy Bor
12–24 knChop
Conditions, rules and access change. Always check on the beach, ask local schools and ride within your level.