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Yvonand spot

Yvonand kitesurf spot

Switzerland · Vaud

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 429 m 46.81 | 6.74

Overview

Located in the northern part of Vaud, the Pins beach offers a large sandy area on a spot known for the bise wind. It's a largely on-shore spot (wind from the front) which is very safe because in case of drift, you automatically return to shore. It's probably one of the most reassuring spots to start kitesurfing in Switzerland (after learning in a school, obviously!). On the water, the bottom is quite far and the wind is consistent as long as you move away from the shore.

The only problem with Yvonand is the overpopulation of kiters on bise days and the management of excess. Too many cars, too many inflated kites, too many kiters wanting to launch, too many kiters everywhere. I invite you to read the "Spot Operation" section to know how to best behave on this spot.

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Spot forecast for Yvonand

Sunrise 08:02 · Sunset 18:32

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Yvonand: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

127h

in March · 12.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, August and October, at 14 rideable days and 22 °C. The low point is September, at 6.5 days.

The spot is only open from 16/08 to 14/06.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 10.5 rideable days J January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M April: 12.5 rideable days A April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 10 rideable days M May: 10 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days J June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days J August: 14.5 rideable days A August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d S September: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d S October: 13.5 rideable days O October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 7 rideable days N November: 7 rideable days N December: 8.5 rideable days D December: 8.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 10.5 rideable days J January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M March: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d M April: 12.5 rideable days A April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 10 rideable days M May: 10 rideable days M June: 11.5 rideable days J June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days J July: 10.5 rideable days J August: 14.5 rideable days A August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d S September: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d S October: 13.5 rideable days O October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 7 rideable days N November: 7 rideable days N December: 8.5 rideable days D December: 8.5 rideable days D
Closed month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is June, with 284 mm.

Monthly averages: Yvonand
Monthly averages — Yvonand — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.5 88 h 6 °C 190 mm
January 10.5 88 h 5 °C 221 mm
February 8.5 56 h 8 °C 88 mm
February 8.5 56 h 7 °C 92 mm
March 12.5 127 h 12 °C 68 mm
March 12.5 127 h 11 °C 66 mm
April 12.5 116 h 15 °C 107 mm
April 12.5 116 h 15 °C 121 mm
May 10.0 104 h 19 °C 196 mm
May 10.0 104 h 19 °C 211 mm
June 11.5 108 h 24 °C 251 mm
June 11.5 108 h 25 °C 284 mm
July closed 10.5 92 h 25 °C 186 mm
July closed 10.5 92 h 25 °C 215 mm
August 14.5 103 h 27 °C 159 mm
August 14.5 103 h 26 °C 186 mm
September 6.5 57 h 19 °C 241 mm
September 6.5 57 h 19 °C 273 mm
October 13.5 104 h 14 °C 181 mm
October 13.5 104 h 14 °C 200 mm
November 7.0 63 h 9 °C 122 mm
November 7.0 63 h 8 °C 190 mm
December 8.5 65 h 5 °C 73 mm
December 8.5 65 h 5 °C 77 mm

Photo gallery of Yvonand

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Spot video

Technical details of Yvonand spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot functioning map
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Local association recommendations

The Kitesurfer Association has hired a beach marshal who is active from now on. The rules have evolved for everyone's comfort and to maintain this spot open.

The keys to maintaining the Yvonand spot:

  • Park in designated parking spaces and if there are no more spaces, change spots (It will be crowded on the beach anyway)
  • At the end of the day, don't camp in the parking spaces. It's forbidden and very poorly viewed by neighbors, and therefore by the municipality
  • On the spot, respect the operation of the 4 zones
  • On the water, never navigate inside the swimming areas and natural zones (Yellow buoys)
  • When taking a break or changing kite size, always deflate your kite. This way there's more space for those who are preparing.
     

Closed from June 15 to August 15 due to the abundance of swimmers! No exceptional opening this year

 

Explanatory video of how the Yvonand spot works

Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
  • Open : from 16/08 to 14/06
Required level
Beginner
Parking

There are multiple parking spaces, in a parking lot 50m away (See map) and along the road. Do not park in the spaces in front of the campsite. They are reserved for campsite users. Also be careful in summer, parking becomes paid, and do not extend onto the road, or you'll risk a fine. If the parking is saturated, the spot probably is too, so change location.

Wind specificities

It's clearly a bise (NE) and black bise (N) spot, it can also work well during Joran episodes (wind coming down from the Jura), be careful as the Joran can quickly become strong and tempestuous. For the bise, it tends to turn eastward at the end of the day, which reduces wind in a good part of the launch area. It's also generally more stable in the morning because thermal phenomena aren't yet in play. Plus, there are fewer people in the morning, so get up early if you want a quiet session ;-)

Hazards

Very tall trees that can create turbulence at the edge of the spot.
 Overpopulation of kiters and also swimmers.
 Downwind port (Be careful in case of decreasing wind).
 Swimmer zone to respect.
 Nature protection zone to respect.
 On-shore wind that pushes you against the beach (Be careful in strong wind not to overestimate yourself).

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STATION D'YVBEACH0.7 kmsource Yvbeach

Latest reading

12.8 knots gusts 22.6 7–12 kn

218° SW wind direction

Temperature
9 °C
Pressure
1018 hPa

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