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Bjoerkaeng ( ID bj_rk_ng )      Hits: 570
You are here: Europe > Sweden > Bjoerkaeng ( ID bj_rk_ng )
Continent: Europe
Country: Sweden
Next Big City (Airport):  Goeteborg, Landvetter
Next Town: Varberg
Latitude:   57.0077
Longitude: 12.348
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Shop
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Fresh, clean water with a lot of chop, nice 1+ m waves when the wind is blowing in the right direction.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Bystanders
Beach crowds:
- June
- July
- August


The beach is about 5km long with almost no obstacles, except in summer when there's some bathers there. Keep to the left of the beach (south of the parking lot) and there will be no problem.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


Nice in summer, no wetsuit needed or just a shorty for colder days, in spring and autumn you probably need a 5mm wetsuit and in winter you best have a drysuit. Season from May to October.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- April
- May
- September
- October
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
- NW
Main Direction:
- SSW
- SW
- WSW
- W
- WNW
- NW


Open area with almost no gusts, best wind direction is NW or SW. Most common wind is from SSW to NW.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From Varberg, drive south about 4-5km. Go south from Varberg or north from Falkenberg. Turn at Bjoerkaeng camping, go straight down to the water.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones
- Time Restrictions


In summer please keep to the left to avoid sunbathers.

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 Comments
04-02-11 Anders: Works really well in winter too, just bring that drysuit! ;)
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