Bostalsee kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Germany · Saarland

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 407 m 49.57 | 7.08

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.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 11.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 15.5 rideable days J July: 7 rideable days J August: 4 rideable days4 d A September: 7 rideable days S October: 8 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 11.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 15.5 rideable days J July: 7 rideable days J August: 4 rideable days4 d A September: 7 rideable days S October: 8 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 7 rideable days D

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

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

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
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Open all year round
Required level
Beginner

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