Lac de Bret spot

Lac de Bret kitesurf spot

Switzerland · Vaud

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 672 m 46.51 | 6.77

Overview

Lac de Bret is a Wingfoil only spot. It works particularly well with the Bise wind, especially when it blows NNE in alignment with the lake. The wind tends to be accelerated with a channeling effect on the central strip of the lake. A bit of swell that increases towards the end of the lake. Spot suitable for beginners and experienced riders, launching is easy and it is possible to rig on grass. There is not much parking space, but there are three areas: the first is a parking lot along the Forel road towards the south of the lake, the second a bit further in the grass next to a large farm, then a few hundred meters away in a small clearing. Be careful to respect the protected and marshy area in the north of the lake and the local fishermen.

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Spot forecast for Lac de Bret

Sunrise 07:57 · Sunset 18:38

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

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Lac de Bret: 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

91h

in June · 10 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, April and August, at 10 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is February, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

0 2.5 5 7.5 10 January: 7 rideable days J February: 4 rideable days4 d F March: 8 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days10 d J July: 9 rideable days J August: 9.5 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days D 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 January: 7 rideable days J February: 4 rideable days4 d F March: 8 rideable days M April: 9.5 rideable days A May: 7 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days10 d J July: 9 rideable days J August: 9.5 rideable days A September: 6.5 rideable days S October: 9 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days N December: 6 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is September, with 222 mm.

Monthly averages: Lac de Bret
Monthly averages — Lac de Bret — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 7.0 64 h 4 °C 138 mm
February 4.0 34 h 7 °C 59 mm
March 8.0 75 h 11 °C 47 mm
April 9.5 86 h 14 °C 75 mm
May 7.0 73 h 17 °C 160 mm
June 10.0 91 h 24 °C 125 mm
July 9.0 76 h 24 °C 122 mm
August 9.5 76 h 26 °C 104 mm
September 6.5 51 h 18 °C 222 mm
October 9.0 66 h 13 °C 139 mm
November 6.5 51 h 8 °C 136 mm
December 6.0 52 h 4 °C 73 mm

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Technical details of Lac de Bret spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, NNW.

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Parking

Limited but available spaces along the lake.

Wind specificities

Works with the bise wind.

Hazards

Marshes to the north.

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