Overview

De Grote Rietplas is a small inland lake located near Emmen in the province of Drenthe. This flat body of water offers conditions suitable for beginners with calm and shallow waters. The spot is open to most wind directions and is suitable for kitesurfing, wingfoil, and windsurfing.

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Spot forecast for Grote Rietplas

Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 18:27

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

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Grote Rietplas: 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

325h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 325 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 20 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is July, with 114 mm.

Monthly averages: Grote Rietplas

Monthly averages — Grote Rietplas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	211 h	5 °C	86 mm
February	21.0	228 h	7 °C	68 mm
March	23.5	219 h	12 °C	27 mm
April	25.0	272 h	15 °C	86 mm
May	29.0	325 h	19 °C	52 mm
June	27.0	311 h	21 °C	72 mm
July	22.0	198 h	23 °C	114 mm
August	24.5	190 h	24 °C	54 mm
September	21.5	227 h	20 °C	105 mm
October	21.5	199 h	14 °C	103 mm
November	20.0	183 h	9 °C	98 mm
December	22.5	197 h	7 °C	59 mm

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Technical details of Grote Rietplas spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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