Overview

The Bostalsee is the largest recreational lake in Saarland. This body of water offers good kitesurfing conditions with an extensive surface and a generally flat body of water. West and southwest winds dominate in the region. The lake is suitable for beginners and intermediate riders. The Bostalsee is the main kitesurfing spot in Saarland with good facilities.

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Spot forecast for Bostalsee

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:31

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

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Bostalsee: 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

129h

in January · 15.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to June, peaking in January: 14 rideable days a month and 129 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is August, at 4 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is September, with 189 mm.

Monthly averages: Bostalsee

Monthly averages — Bostalsee — 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	129 h	3 °C	150 mm
February	13.5	129 h	6 °C	96 mm
March	11.5	110 h	11 °C	59 mm
April	14.0	134 h	14 °C	65 mm
May	13.5	110 h	17 °C	102 mm
June	15.5	144 h	22 °C	61 mm
July	7.0	54 h	22 °C	124 mm
August	4.0	25 h	24 °C	63 mm
September	7.0	81 h	17 °C	189 mm
October	8.0	75 h	13 °C	124 mm
November	9.5	62 h	7 °C	88 mm
December	7.0	57 h	4 °C	84 mm

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Technical details of Bostalsee 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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