Overview

The Goldkanal is a kitesurfing spot located in the Rhine plain, in Baden-Württemberg. This canal offers a narrow but sufficient body of water for kitesurfing when wind conditions are favorable. The dominant winds blow from the southwest and west-northwest. The spot is suited for experienced riders due to the limited width of the water body.

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Spot forecast for Goldkanal

Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:28

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

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Goldkanal: 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

98h

in June · 12 rideable days

The season runs from April to July, peaking in June: 11 rideable days a month and 98 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is November, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

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 5 °C. The wettest month is July, with 178 mm.

Monthly averages: Goldkanal

Monthly averages — Goldkanal — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.5	114 h	5 °C	107 mm
February	11.0	86 h	9 °C	93 mm
March	8.0	63 h	13 °C	42 mm
April	11.0	101 h	16 °C	63 mm
May	11.0	91 h	20 °C	151 mm
June	12.0	98 h	25 °C	95 mm
July	10.0	82 h	25 °C	178 mm
August	7.5	44 h	27 °C	52 mm
September	8.5	83 h	20 °C	130 mm
October	7.5	69 h	15 °C	99 mm
November	6.5	55 h	8 °C	57 mm
December	7.0	58 h	6 °C	42 mm

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Technical details of Goldkanal spot

The spot works with winds from N, SW, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SSW, WSW, W, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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