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Spot de Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva

Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva wingfoil, windsurf and windfoil spot

Switzerland · Vaud

46.48 | 6.46

Overview

Saint-Prex Place d'Armes is a windsurf and wingfoil spot on Lake Geneva, in the canton of Vaud. Located near the Saint-Prex military training ground, it offers a wide launch area well suited to non-kite wind sports. The main winds are the south-westerly depression wind and the Bise (north-east). The generous beach space makes it a beginner-friendly spot.
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Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva: when to go?

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, April and June, at 19 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is February, at 12.3 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

16-22 knots · 65% 22-30 knots · 33% 30-40 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 16 and 22 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 60 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva — averaged over 3 years of records
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.3 162 h 6 °C 22 mm
February 12.3 105 h 8 °C 17 mm
March 16.7 147 h 11 °C 22 mm
April 19.3 207 h 13 °C 41 mm
May 17.0 197 h 19 °C 41 mm
June 18.7 173 h 24 °C 48 mm
July 18.3 183 h 27 °C 46 mm
August 16.3 147 h 27 °C 26 mm
September 17.0 162 h 21 °C 60 mm
October 13.3 115 h 17 °C 55 mm
November 18.7 152 h 10 °C 46 mm
December 17.7 132 h 6 °C 31 mm
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Technical details of Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Beginner

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