Overview

Forggensee Brunnen is a spot located on Forggensee, a large reservoir lake at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, near Fussen. This lake offers an exceptional panorama of the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. West, southwest, and south (Foehn) winds are the most frequent. The spot is suited for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Forggensee | Brunnen

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:20

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

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Forggensee | Brunnen: when to go?

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Season · peak

65h

in March · 11.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in March: 10 rideable days a month and 65 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 1 day.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is July, with 242 mm.

Monthly averages: Forggensee | Brunnen

Monthly averages — Forggensee | Brunnen — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.5	35 h	3 °C	78 mm
February	3.0	18 h	7 °C	37 mm
March	11.5	65 h	11 °C	81 mm
April	10.0	68 h	14 °C	58 mm
May	9.5	53 h	17 °C	135 mm
June	9.5	49 h	23 °C	184 mm
July	7.0	47 h	22 °C	242 mm
August	6.5	25 h	23 °C	126 mm
September	6.5	30 h	18 °C	199 mm
October	6.5	40 h	14 °C	69 mm
November	4.0	19 h	8 °C	76 mm
December	1.0	9 h	3 °C	38 mm

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Technical details of Forggensee | Brunnen spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, WNW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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