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Spot de Pointe du Grain

Pointe du Grain wingfoil and windsurf spot

Switzerland · Neuchâtel

46.93 | 6.84

Overview

Pointe du Grain is a wingfoil and windsurf spot on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, the largest lake entirely within Switzerland. At 38 km long, the lake offers excellent conditions for wind sports with its regular Bise (north-east) and Joran (south-west) winds. Kitesurfing is not possible at this spot due to the lack of a suitable launch area.
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Pointe du Grain: when to go?

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, July and April, at 17 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is October, at 10.7 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

16-22 knots · 63% 22-30 knots · 34% 30-40 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 16 and 22 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is July, with 74 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Pointe du Grain — averaged over 3 years of records
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 144 h 5 °C 21 mm
February 12.3 101 h 8 °C 18 mm
March 12.7 113 h 11 °C 29 mm
April 15.7 163 h 13 °C 41 mm
May 14.0 140 h 18 °C 36 mm
June 12.7 109 h 24 °C 39 mm
July 16.0 141 h 26 °C 74 mm
August 12.3 110 h 26 °C 54 mm
September 14.3 126 h 21 °C 53 mm
October 10.7 93 h 17 °C 50 mm
November 14.0 107 h 9 °C 54 mm
December 11.3 82 h 5 °C 33 mm
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Technical details of Pointe du Grain spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Intermediate

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