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Kitesurfing in Limbažu novads

4 spots · 1 destination · 1 schools

Limbažu novads strings four Vidzeme coast spots along the Gulf of Riga: Tūja's open-coast setup rewards freeriders and foilers on SW wind, Vitrupe offers gentle sandy entries into Baltic chop, and Svētciems keeps flatter water for freestyle and lessons near Rakari Camping.

Spots with a rule4a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots2where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonMay to Octobersomewhere in the regionWindsnone namednamed by two or more of its spots

Salacgrīva adds a river-mouth option at the Salaca, working both sea and river depending on conditions. The season runs May to October, synoptic wind throughout.

Limbažu novads holds 4 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly flat water. The season runs May to October. 2 of them suits beginners. 1 school operates in the region. The busiest areas are Baltic coast.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

SalacgrīvaBaltic coast20222022: the Salacgriva port regulations cover the river mouth in town and the Kuivizi basin, and they are the rule set that touches this launch.
2022: the Salacgriva port regulations cover the river mouth in town and the Kuivizi basin, and they are the rule set that touches this launch.

The whole rule, on the Salacgrīva page

SvētciemsNorth Vidzeme coast20262026: no kite-specific zoning, permit, corridor or seasonal ban is published for Svētciems or Rakari beach.
2026: no kite-specific zoning, permit, corridor or seasonal ban is published for Svētciems or Rakari beach.

The whole rule, on the Svētciems page

TūjaBaltic coast, near Saulkrasti20262026: No Tūja-specific kitesurf permit, kite zone, or seasonal kite ban is published.
2026: No Tūja-specific kitesurf permit, kite zone, or seasonal kite ban is published.

The whole rule, on the Tūja page

VitrupeBaltic coast2010has a date window2010: the water off this beach lies inside the Vitrupe-Tūja protected marine area, 3,577 ha of Natura 2000 reef habitat in the eastern Gulf of Riga, about 80 percent of it rocky reef.
2010: the water off this beach lies inside the Vitrupe-Tūja protected marine area, 3,577 ha of Natura 2000 reef habitat in the eastern Gulf of Riga, about 80 percent of it rocky reef.

The whole rule, on the Vitrupe page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

No wind is named across this region

Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.

Destinations in Limbažu novads

Baltic coastflat waterchoppybeginner-friendly3 spots · 1 schools

All spots in Limbažu novads

Salacgrīvasea and river; flat-to-chop in the river and relatively calm Gulf of Riga coastal waterSvētciemsflat · beginner okTūjamixedVitrupemixed · beginner ok

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026