Submitted by adrien on 30 September 2010 - 5:47pm.
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The name of the place as estonians call it says it all : Paradise Beach. This remote beach is ideal for waves. There is a long sandy beach as well as a rock beach. The are some rocks in the water as well, but the ones you cannot spot are marked with buoys.
Kiteboarding Facilities in Hiiuma Island - Ristna (Paradise Beach)
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Nearest airport:
Tallinn
Nearest big city:
Tallinn
Nearest town:
Kopu
Trip from town:
medium
Access:
immediate
Directions:
If you are traveling by car (or on the road). You can follow the wooden signs indicating "Surfiparadiis". The way is indicated from Kopu. Good, remote place, no crowd (yet). Nice and clean sand, very soft, no shells. Steep. No concrete. Partly grass. Different launching and entry areas, depending on wind direction. Good camping conditions, fireplaces, good access by car.
Low-cost flights to Hiiuma Island - Ristna (Paradise Beach)At the beach:
Level required:
intermediate
Best style:
wave
Watersports:
kitesurf
windsurf
surf
other
Spot type:
beach
Shore:
soft sand
Bottom:
sand with rocks
Crowd:
sparse
Hazards:
- protruding rocks
Facilities:
+ launch area
+ toilets
+ showers
+ accommodation
+ parking
Beach rules:
Registration recommended, mandatory, if supervision or rescue services needed. All basic safety standards apply.
Weather:
Dry and warm climate. Active season from June to October with watersport center facilities and safety backup. Wetsuit needed, especially from September on, when water can be still around 20°C but air will get colder, usually around 16°C. Off-season is dangerous. Over 100 miles water around, no backup. Water temp over 20°C from July to September.
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Wind conditions:
Dominant winds:
SW
W
Respect to shore:
onshore
side-onshore
Best direction:
N
SW
W
Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]
› August
› September
› October
› November
Wind details:
Because it is a peninsula with two capes and nice bay inside, almost all wind directions can be used with all possible angles. Wind appearing unpredictable in long term. Strength sometimes up to 40 knts, rarely even 60 kts. Best winds (20-35 kts) usually from mid August to November but quite cold air from October on. Approx. 50% for kitesurfing, 30% for windsurfing, 5% for surfing. Usual wind direction is SW, which is also the best with most of angles. North winds are also very good. West wind onshore. East wind partly covered.
On the water:
Water quality:
clean
Best tide:
no dependency
Water details:
Clean water, low salt. No tide. Limited shallow area, mostly gets waist deep in three steps. No reef. Some seaweed can appear from July with W winds, disappearing quickly with strong winds and other directions. Visible and invisible rocks on cape sides, clean in the middle. Partly hard shore break with SW to NW but always with flat corners to get in and out safely. Tremendous waves outside with SW over 25 kts. Different wave/wind angles available for waveriding and jumping with S, SW, N, NE over 20 kts. Usual wind direction is SW, which is also the best with most of angles, with almost flat and huge wave conditions same time on different sides. North winds are also very good. West wind mostly onshore and waves. East wind mostly flat and partly covered.
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