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walchensee | zwergerlinsel kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot
Germany · Bayern
Overview
The Zwergerlinsel (Zwergern) is a peninsula in the southwest part of the Walchensee — Germany's deepest alpine lake (802 m altitude, exceptional mountain setting between Herzogstand and Jochberg). Popular kite/foil spot for the Munich community, accessible only on foot from the campsite (2 km) — an advantage reserved for kiters (windsurfers avoid this walk). Large lawn for rigging, gently sloping shingle beach.
Local thermal wind, NE direction, active from noon to about 5pm. In autumn, the wind sometimes doesn't push as far as Zwergern — prefer Sachenbach (NE of the lake) then. Natural setting ranked among the most beautiful spots in Germany.
Spot forecast for walchensee | zwergerlinsel
Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:18
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walchensee | zwergerlinsel: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
19h
in April · 4.5 rideable days
The season runs from April to July, peaking in April: 4 rideable days a month and 19 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is June, with 205 mm.
Monthly averages: walchensee | zwergerlinsel
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 1 h | 4 °C | 78 mm |
| February | 0.0 | 1 h | 7 °C | 40 mm |
| March | 0.0 | 3 h | 10 °C | 87 mm |
| April | 4.5 | 19 h | 14 °C | 70 mm |
| May | 3.5 | 19 h | 16 °C | 158 mm |
| June | 4.5 | 20 h | 22 °C | 205 mm |
| July | 2.0 | 9 h | 22 °C | 196 mm |
| August | 0.0 | 6 h | 23 °C | 116 mm |
| September | 1.0 | 6 h | 17 °C | 167 mm |
| October | 0.5 | 3 h | 14 °C | 65 mm |
| November | 0.0 | 0 h | 8 °C | 61 mm |
| December | 0.0 | 0 h | 5 °C | 51 mm |
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Technical details of walchensee | zwergerlinsel spot
The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.
Depending on conditions: ENE, E, NW, NNW.
Spot functioning
From Munich: A95, exit Murnau/Kochel, then B11 towards Walchensee. Follow signs for Camping Walchensee. Park at the campsite (paid parking). 2 km on foot (bring a bike, rollerblades or kite trolley). Thermal wind: wait for conditions (thermal visible as a band of chop in the middle of the lake). Windsurfing Center Walchensee at "La Wiese" — lessons and rental.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
Parking
Parking at Camping Walchensee (paid). 2 km walk to the spot — bring a bike or trolley. No direct car access.
Wind specificities
Local thermal wind exclusively: NE direction, generated by the temperature difference between the mountain flanks (Herzogstand/Jochberg) and the cold lake. Ideal conditions: clear/cold night + sunny day + NE base flow. Thermal active 11am-5pm, starts in the north and moves south — at Zwergern (southwest), the wind lasts longer than in the north (Urfeld). Strongest wind between the Galerie and the Schweinebucht.
Hazards
Very cold water (mountain lake at 802 m altitude). Rocky and stony bottom at the edges — surf shoes mandatory. Thermal wind very gusty and difficult to predict. Narrow launch areas on shingle. Sailboats present on the lake. In fog (rare but possible in autumn), zero visibility — do not go out. Sail far enough from shore to avoid downwind effects towards the banks.
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