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Spot de Préverenges

Préverenges kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Switzerland · Vaud

46.51 | 6.53

Overview

Beautiful sandy beach for a spot that only works with south-west depression winds. It's a very busy beach during the summer season and its particularity is that the bottom is quite far away. There is no designated kitesurfing area as such, but kiters are tolerated just in front of the parking lot upon arrival. Near the pontoon is where windsurfers go, and after the bridge is the swimmers' area (Swimming zone).
It's a beautiful spot that should be respected so that we can continue to practice without issues.
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Préverenges: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from April to July, peaking in June: 9 rideable days a month and 95 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is August, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

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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 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 168 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Préverenges — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 9.5 86 h 6 °C 135 mm
February 5.5 41 h 9 °C 58 mm
March 5.5 53 h 12 °C 33 mm
April 9.0 81 h 16 °C 60 mm
May 9.5 63 h 19 °C 131 mm
June 10.0 95 h 25 °C 123 mm
July 8.0 66 h 26 °C 150 mm
August 4.0 29 h 28 °C 130 mm
September 8.5 86 h 20 °C 168 mm
October 6.5 63 h 15 °C 135 mm
November 6.5 44 h 10 °C 123 mm
December 4.0 26 h 6 °C 55 mm

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Technical details of Préverenges spot

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The bottom is sandy, so you have the ground very very far away. The best approach is to launch on the beach (Watch out for the poplar trees!) and then walk upwind until you're at a good distance from the shore. It's safer for everyone...
 The other possibility is to walk upwind with the kite in the water and then launch once you're well away from the poplar trees.
Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

On the water
All the way to the left of the beach (looking offshore from the shore), there is a reserve called the bird island. This is a very sensitive area both from a bird protection and political standpoint. So stay at least 500m downwind to pass the island, and under no circumstances (even in case of wind dropping) should you land on it!
  
Back to shore
Poser le pied bien avant d'arriver au bord et encore une fois, attention aux peupliers qui créer une zone de turbulence au vent jusqu'à 3x leur hauteurs. Donc en cas de doute, larguer votre aile et parckter le tout dans l'eau.
Parking
From Morges, head towards Lausanne via the lake road. Take the second right after the roundabout at the entrance of the village, on Avenue de la Croix de Rive.
Large parking lot next to the Préverenges Surfshop. In summer, security guards regulate the parking, and once the lakeside parking is full, they redirect people to much more distant parking lots.
Wind specificities
Bise (north-east wind): totally irresponsible! The wind shadow from the trees and the 100% offshore direction guarantees an impossible return!
Another important point, this is a south-west spot, so a depression wind that sometimes comes in as squalls with very strong gusts as they approach. Therefore, the good strategy is to always observe upwind what's coming your way. If it looks very dark and you're already well-powered, it's time for you to take a break. If you get caught in very strong gusts, stay offshore with your kite low to the water and wait for it to pass. This is safer than trying to return completely overpowered on an onshore-oriented beach...
Hazards
  • Launch from near the parking lot to the right of the pontoon or at the edge of the swimming area to the left of the pontoon!
  • Swimming area must be strictly respected.
  • Watch out for poplar trees downwind!
  • Also be careful with windsurfers and stand-up paddlers who historically have priority on the left. Check with the Surf Shop if needed!
  • The poplar trees create turbulence upwind (in south-west winds) up to 3 times their height.
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