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Kite forecast Shkorpilovtsi today

Wind, gusts and direction at Shkorpilovtsi (Varna, Bulgaria) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind2 kn3 km/h
Gusts3 kngust spread 1 kn
DirectionSWfrom SW · 229°
KiteToo lightstay on the beach

no kiteable daylight hours.

Today, hour by hour

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Shkorpilovtsi kite forecast, next 3 days

  • Kiteable
  • Gusty
  • Too light
  • Too strong

Sunday 25 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:000 kn5 knNNEToo light
12:004 kn11 knESEToo light
15:004 kn11 knEToo light

Monday 26 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:003 kn8 knWNWToo light
12:004 kn9 knWNWToo light
15:003 kn9 knWNWToo light

Tuesday 27 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
09:008 kn18 knNNWToo light
12:008 kn17 knNNWToo light
15:008 kn18 knNNWToo light

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sat 23:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Shkorpilovtsi

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Shkorpilovtsi most often blows from WNW (34% of them). Windiest months: March, April, December.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Windy days13%11%29%20%6%0%10%10%13%19%13%39%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Shkorpilovtsi today?
Too light: wind 2 kn gusting 3 kn from SW (Sat 23:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Shkorpilovtsi today?
No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
Which way does the wind usually blow at Shkorpilovtsi?
On windy days mostly from WNW. Windiest months: March, April, December.
What counts as kiteable?
A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Shkorpilovtsi, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.