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Kolkarags

Kolkarags sits at the very tip of the Courland Peninsula, the point where the sheltered Gulf of Riga meets the open Baltic Sea across the Irbe Strait. Two current systems collide off the cape, throwing up a visibly choppy, confused meeting line offshore that locals and photographers know well; the whole area lies inside Slītere National Park. It is one of the better-known Latvian coastal spots for riders chasing chop-to-wave conditions rather than flat water.

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'Rīgas līča piekraste Kolkā' - Gulf of Riga coast at Kolka, 145m — M.Strīķis / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Gulf of Riga coast at Kolka, variant, 146m — M.Strīķis / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Kolka area scenery, 126m — M.Strīķis / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

dune-like coastal feature at Kolka, 140m — M.Strīķis / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Wind

season notes	Like the rest of the Latvian Baltic coast, spring and autumn tend to bring the most consistent wind; exact monthly averages for this specific cape were not found in sources consulted.
quality	mixed/gusty (current convergence off the cape can make the wind and water state locally confused)

Water

type	chop to medium waves
tides	Baltic Sea tides are minimal; wave state is driven by wind/fetch rather than tide.
currents	Two current systems (Gulf of Riga and open Baltic) meet directly off the cape, producing a visible convergence line and locally unpredictable water.

Levels

beginner	no
intermediate	yes
advanced	yes
notes	Confused chop/current convergence off the point makes this better suited to riders already comfortable in open-sea, non-flat conditions.

Launch & crowd

vibe	Remote, low-key; a landmark/tourist stop first and a kite spot second.

Monthly wind statistics

Station: Ventspils (WeatherSpark (MERRA-2 reanalysis climatology), ~45 km) — No windfinder.com station for Kolkarags/Cape Kolka was found (and the site returned HTTP 429/blocked throughout this session for all other spots too, so this could not be re-tried against a direct match). Batch supplied no known_best_months. Used Ventspils (~45 km south along the same Baltic-coast stretch) via WeatherSpark modeled climatology as the nearest reasonable proxy; Cape Kolka itself, at the tip where the Gulf of Riga meets the Baltic Sea, likely sees stronger and more variable wind (current-rip / cape acceleration effects) than this town-based average suggests. Water temps are Baltic-cold (near-freezing in winter) — a drysuit/cold-water consideration, not a summer numbers error.

Month	Wind ≥4 Bft	Avg kn	Dir	Air °C	Water °C
Jan	—%	14.7	W	0.6	3.3
Feb	—%	13.4	W	0	1.7
Mar	—%	12.3	W/S	3.3	1.7
Apr	—%	10.6	W	8.3	3.9
May	—%	9.6	W	13.3	7.8
Jun	—%	9.8	W	16.7	12.2
Jul	—%	9.8	W	20	16.7
Aug	—%	10.4	W	20	17.2
Sep	—%	12	W	15.6	15
Oct	—%	13.4	S	10.6	11.1
Nov	—%	13.9	S	5.6	7.8
Dec	—%	14.5	W	2.2	5.6

Hazards

current convergence zone off the cape
remote location, limited services
protected national park coastline - respect access rules

Rules

Cape Kolka and the surrounding coast lie within Slītere National Park; the park protects ~101 km² of adjoining Baltic Sea habitat, so stick to normal beach access points and avoid disturbing dune/forest reserve areas.

Travel basics

no wind	Cape Kolka itself is a well-visited scenic/nature-tourism stop (Slītere National Park, the meeting-of-two-seas viewpoint, Livonian coast villages).

Nearby: Vaide, Mazirbe

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org