Overview

Wingfoil
Windsurf
No kitesurfing

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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Spot forecast for Pointe du Grain

Sunrise 07:57 · Sunset 18:37

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

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Pointe du Grain: 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

105h

in June · 14.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, June and April, at 15 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is November, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 181 mm.

Monthly averages: Pointe du Grain

Monthly averages — Pointe du Grain — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	137 h	5 °C	150 mm
February	9.0	71 h	7 °C	72 mm
March	11.0	89 h	11 °C	58 mm
April	13.5	129 h	15 °C	68 mm
May	13.0	100 h	18 °C	138 mm
June	14.5	105 h	24 °C	156 mm
July	10.0	62 h	25 °C	181 mm
August	9.0	53 h	26 °C	143 mm
September	11.5	102 h	19 °C	177 mm
October	13.5	116 h	14 °C	151 mm
November	8.5	53 h	8 °C	131 mm
December	8.5	61 h	4 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of Pointe du Grain spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Pointe du Grain wingfoil and windsurf spot