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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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Spot forecast for Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:37

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

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Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva: when to go?

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Season · peak

152h

in March · 18.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, January and March, at 20 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is November, at 12.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 173 mm.

Monthly averages: Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva

Monthly averages — Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva — 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	166 h	6 °C	134 mm
February	13.0	108 h	8 °C	59 mm
March	18.5	152 h	12 °C	36 mm
April	18.5	178 h	15 °C	64 mm
May	16.5	134 h	19 °C	144 mm
June	21.0	185 h	25 °C	128 mm
July	17.0	139 h	26 °C	135 mm
August	15.5	91 h	27 °C	109 mm
September	18.0	175 h	20 °C	173 mm
October	18.0	156 h	15 °C	136 mm
November	12.5	101 h	10 °C	127 mm
December	13.0	105 h	6 °C	56 mm

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Technical details of Saint-Prex - Place d'armes / Lake Geneva spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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