Tag: swell period
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Kitesurfing Big Wave Riding Limits
Read More →: Kitesurfing Big Wave Riding LimitsThe forecast looks huge and the beach looks tempting. For kitesurfing big waves, the limit is whichever is lowest: rider skill, swell energy or the support available on the water and the shore. Read period before height. A long swell period means more power in each wave than the height number suggests. Stay below your…
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Kitesurfing Wind and Swell Forecast Guide
Read More →: Kitesurfing Wind and Swell Forecast GuideSituation Check, in this order Planning use Planning the evening before Wind direction, then gusts Direction tells you what kind of wind to expect, as Tarifa’s Levante and Poniente show. Gusts decide whether the day is comfortable or only looks good. Planning a wave session Swell period, then swell height Period shapes how waves are…