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Best for waves
10 places in Latvia have at least one spot with waves: Cape Kolka, Riga, Pāvilosta, Engure & Bērzciems and 6 more. Between them, 14 wave spots and 8 kite schools.
Ordered by how many spots each place holds.
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10 places, largest first
3 of its 4 spots are marked for waves
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 58%, May 21%, Jun 15%, Jul 18%, Aug 19%, Sep 22%, Oct 47%, Dec 50%. No figure for Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
"Kolka Kolkarags 01" by Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 4 spots is marked for waves
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 45%, Feb 30%, Mar 31%, Apr 23%, May 13%, Jun 10%, Jul 18%, Aug 18%, Sep 17%, Oct 29%, Nov 32%, Dec 34%. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
also flat wateralso foilingalso waves and flat
Ainars M -1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2 of its 2 spots are marked for waves
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 56%, Feb 37%, Mar 44%, Apr 30%, May 13%, Jun 15%, Jul 40%, Aug 19%, Sep 23%, Oct 48%, Nov 43%, Dec 52%. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
"Pavilosta" by Laima Gūtmane, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 2 spots is marked for waves
Modelled share of windy days by month: Jan 42%, Feb 32%, Mar 13%, Aug 3%, Sep 10%, Oct 26%, Nov 23%, Dec 27%. No figure for Apr, May, Jun, Jul. In season: Jan, Feb, Mar, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
also flat wateralso beginnersalso foilingalso waves and flat
Laima Gutmane / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
2 of its 2 spots are marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Scotch Mist / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Renatas / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Maris Teteris, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Егор Журавлёв from Smarde, Latvia / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
1 of its 1 spot is marked for waves
No figure for Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. In season: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
Gatis Kalnins, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
the figure in a cell is how many of that place's spots qualify; waves is the column you are on
| Place | Flat water | Waves | Beginners | Foiling | Waves and flat | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Kolka | none | 3 | none | none | none | none |
| Riga | 1 | 1 | none | 4 | 2 | none |
| Baltic coast | 2 | none | 2 | 1 | none | 1 |
| Pāvilosta | none | 2 | 1 | 1 | none | 5 |
| Engure & Bērzciems | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Liepāja | 1 | 2 | 2 | none | 2 | 1 |
| Jūrmala / Pumpuri | none | 1 | none | 1 | none | none |
| Lilaste | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Ragaciems | none | 1 | none | 1 | none | none |
| Saulkrasti / Koklītes | none | 1 | none | none | none | none |
| Tūja | none | 1 | none | 1 | none | none |
A cell reading none in one of the five facet columns is a rule no spot at that place matches; in the Schools column it is a place with no school on file. A figure links to that facet's page for Latvia where there is one - 5 of the five clear the three-place gate here - except in the column you are already on, and the Schools figures, which are counts rather than facets.
Waves nearby
LithuaniaPolandSwedenGermanyNetherlands
The closest countries with a page for the same kind of riding, centre to centre: Lithuania 185 km, Poland 634 km, Sweden 718 km, Germany 1,137 km, Netherlands 1,338 km.
A place is here when at least one of its spots describes waves, surf, swell or a beach break in its water, or is tagged for wave riding, surf or strapless. Spots whose only wave mention is "small waves" do not count. A country needs three such places before it gets a page of its own.