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Kunigiškiai

Klaipėda County · Palanga municipality · Palangos miesto savivaldybė

also known as Kunigiskes, Kunigiskes spot

Part of Palanga municipality →

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wavesnot for beginnersmedium crowds

On this page

The spot
Wind
Forecast
Month by month
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Riding essentials

Season

Apr–Oct

Months riders and schools name

How windy

9-10 kt

Character: mixed

Room to launch

large

access rules on record, below

Water

waves

21 °C in summerOpen Baltic Sea beach with flat to choppy water and medium to big waves

Hazards

Reported by riders

Level

Intermediate to advanced

With a caveat: see Your level

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

Crowds

medium crowds · busy Jul Aug

Schools

named at this spot

From the airport

10 min

International Airport (PLQ)

When it fills in

No onset time is published for this spot.

Nearbystraight-line distance

Backup spotsWhere riders go when the wind doesn't work here.

Monciškėsno page yet

The spot

Kunigiškiai is a Palanga resort district north of the town centre, close to Palanga International Airport. It looks like Nemirseta and it rides harder: when west or southwest fills in, this turns into a wave beach, 1.5-5 m reported, with a shorebreak that punishes a slow water start.

Light days

On lighter days the water runs from flat to choppy. North, northwest, west, southwest and south all work here. The sand is wide enough to lay out lines and land a kite, but in July and August the sunbathers hold the useful part of it. Send a first-timer somewhere else; this is an open-Baltic session.

The wind

Direction

cross-shoreS

Direction to shore

S and N are mostly side-shore on this west-facing coast; SW, W and NW are side-onshore to onshore.

Dominant direction

S, SW, W, NW and N all ride here. The long-run measurement at the airport just inland puts SSW as the most frequent direction.

Kite sizes

567891011121314

metres · typical quiver highlighted

The quiver, in words

No local size guidance is published. Indicative for a 75-85 kg rider: 12 m and up, or a foil kite, on the light summer days that average around 8 kt; 9-10 m once it reaches the mid to high teens; 7 m or smaller in an autumn or winter blow, which is also when the waves are worth the cold.

Character

mixed

Thermal or synoptic

mixed (thermal in summer, synoptic systems spring/autumn)

Average strength

Monthly average wind speeds are listed from 8 kt in July-August to 17 kt in January, with 9-10 kt in April-June and September.

Typical strength

About 8 kt in July-August rising to about 17 kt in January is the only published wind-speed range for Kunigiškiai; this is a monthly average rather than a typical-riding-wind statistic, and no distinct riding range exists beyond it.

Open Baltic exposure. SW, W and NW are the working kiteboarding directions, and N and S ride too.

April through October are the months with usable wind for kitesurfing at Palanga. Wind-day counts run higher in winter and spring, but those are cold-season statistics rather than holiday comfort.

Forecast

Live forecast

Windguru Windfinder Windy

Month by month

Jan78
Feb66
Mar55
Apr, riders' month56
May, riders' month39
Jun, riders' month30
Jul, riders' month54
Aug, riders' month35
Sep, riders' month37
Oct, riders' month68
Nov51
Dec59

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

15 ktJan3°
14 ktFeb3°
11 ktMar3°
12 ktApr6°
10 ktMay13°
10 ktJun18°
12 ktJul21°
10 ktAug22°
10 ktSep20°
14 ktOct14°
12 ktNov9°
13 ktDec5°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds.

Every figure, month by monthForce 4+ · Knots · Wind from · Air · Water

Month	Force 4+	Knots	Wind from	Air	Water
Jan	78%	14.9 kt	SW	0.5 °C	2.5 °C
Feb	66%	14.1 kt	W	2.1 °C	2.5 °C
Mar	55%	11.4 kt	S	3 °C	3 °C
Apr	56%	12.2 kt	WSW	6.9 °C	6.3 °C
May	39%	10.4 kt	E	12.7 °C	12.6 °C
Jun	30%	9.8 kt	WSW	16.8 °C	17.6 °C
Jul	54%	11.5 kt	WSW	18.1 °C	21 °C
Aug	35%	10.3 kt	W	19.6 °C	21.6 °C
Sep	37%	10.2 kt	S	15.3 °C	19.6 °C
Oct	68%	13.5 kt	W	10.3 °C	14.2 °C
Nov	51%	11.7 kt	W	4.3 °C	9.3 °C
Dec	59%	12.9 kt	SE	1.3 °C	5.2 °C

How this is modelledmodelled · 2022-2024

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

waves

Tides

Baltic Sea tides are not a practical planning factor; HELCOM describes the Baltic Sea as having no tides, while scientific tide studies describe only small tidal oscillations.

Temperature

21 °C summer · 4 °C winter

Modelled monthly average: 3–22 °C

Wetsuit

A wetsuit is the default all year at Kunigiškiai. Summer water averages about 21 °C.

Conditions

Open Baltic Sea beach with flat to choppy water and medium to big waves; 1.5-5 m waves are reported in west or southwest wind, with strong shorebreak.

Your level

BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced

not for beginners here

Strong shorebreak and sizeable Baltic waves make this better for intermediate and advanced riders than first lessons.

The scene

What riders come here for

wave ridingstorm sessionsopen-sea practice

Popular kite spot and sometimes crowded; the wider Kunigiškiai resort area is quieter than central Palanga but receives summer beach traffic.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

4 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: large

Read the access rules

Somewhere else

3 spots nearby

All 3 spots within 40 km are under Nearby

Rescue

No Kunigiškiai-specific rescue service is documented; the wider municipality's seasonal beach-rescue stations (central posts from 15 May/1 June to 15 September, other points from 1 June to 1 September, generally 09:00-20:00) are the closest documented coverage, and this is ordinary bather rescue rather than dedicated kite rescue.

Launch

Big sandy beach north of Palanga centre with lots of space for launch and landing, but summer sunbathers can reduce usable space.

Rules & access

1 min read

2020 Palanga municipal safe-conduct rules restrict kitesurfing and other extreme water sports to designated zones: Nemirseta north of the former lifeboat station, south of Šventoji harbour, northern Būtingė, and Monciškės south of the main path by Ošupio tak. 6A, excluding municipal bathing areas.

Kunigiškiai itself is not one of the zones explicitly named in that ordinance, so its permitted status should be treated as unconfirmed and checked against current on-site signage.

Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.

Schools that ride here

Rider tips

Treat W and SW days as wave days, not lesson days.
In July and August rig with a wide buffer from sunbathers and walking routes.
Check the current municipal beach zones before you launch: Kunigiškiai is not one of the zones named in the 2020 ordinance.
Bring a wetsuit whatever the month; summer water averages about 21 C and winter about 4 C.

Getting there

Airport

Palanga International Airport (PLQ)

Route

Kunigiškiai is about 5 km north of Palanga centre toward Palanga International Airport; local buses, car access and the coastal cycle path connect Palanga, Kunigiškiai, Monciškės and Šventoji.

Transfer

10 min

Cost level

medium

Staying

Mostly holiday houses, cottages, private rooms, apartments and guest houses. Simpler options run around 20-40 EUR per day and the better cottages and apartments around 100-150 EUR per day (2026).

No-wind days

Cycling the Klaipėda-Karklė-Nemirseta-Palanga-Kunigiškiai-Monciškė-Šventoji-Būtingė path, Palanga restaurants and nightlife, beach volleyball, SUP tours and amber hunting.

Photos

FAQ

When is the best time to kite at Kunigiškiai?

April through October are the windy months, with S, SW, W, NW and N all usable directions.

Is Kunigiškiai suitable for beginners?

No; strong shorebreak and Baltic waves up to 5 metres in west or southwest wind make it better for intermediate and advanced riders.

What is the wind like at Kunigiškiai?

Wind is mixed, thermal in summer and synoptic in spring/autumn, averaging about 8 knots in July-August up to 17 knots in January.

What hazards are there at Kunigiškiai?

There's a strong shorebreak and large waves in W/SW wind, plus summer beach users on the large sandy launch.

The bigger pictureEverything about Palanga municipality

Last updated: August 2026