Overview

The Geierswalder See is a lake located in Saxony, in the Lusatia region. This lake, converted from a former lignite mine, offers a modern body of water for kitesurfing. West and southwest winds dominate. The lake offers a flat and extensive body of water, suitable for beginners and intermediate riders. The Geierswalder See is part of the new Lusatian lakeland.

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Spot forecast for Geierswalder See

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:00

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

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Geierswalder See: 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

172h

in June · 17.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in June: 16 rideable days a month and 172 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is December, at 10.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is September, with 82 mm.

Monthly averages: Geierswalder See

Monthly averages — Geierswalder See — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	164 h	4 °C	70 mm
February	12.0	100 h	7 °C	45 mm
March	12.5	89 h	12 °C	26 mm
April	16.0	126 h	16 °C	27 mm
May	15.0	124 h	20 °C	45 mm
June	17.5	172 h	24 °C	48 mm
July	16.5	141 h	25 °C	81 mm
August	15.5	95 h	25 °C	56 mm
September	14.5	130 h	21 °C	82 mm
October	13.0	103 h	14 °C	43 mm
November	12.0	92 h	8 °C	43 mm
December	10.5	77 h	5 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Geierswalder See spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, E, S, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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