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Blausteinsee kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Germany · Nordrhein-Westfalen

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 128 m 50.85 | 6.27

Overview

The Blausteinsee is a lake located near Eschweiler in North Rhine-Westphalia. This body of water from a former open-pit mine offers a setting for kitesurfing with flat water.West and southwest winds dominate in the region. The lake offers calm, current-free water suitable for beginners and intermediates. Depth varies due to the lake's mining origins.
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Spot forecast for Blausteinsee

Sunrise 08:06 · Sunset 18:33

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

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Blausteinsee: 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

183h

in January · 23 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, June and February, at 22 rideable days and 11 °C. The low point is October, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days23 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days15 d O November: 19 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days23 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 17 rideable days S October: 15 rideable days15 d O November: 19 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is May, with 119 mm.

Monthly averages: Blausteinsee
Monthly averages — Blausteinsee — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 183 h 5 °C 105 mm
February 21.5 188 h 8 °C 66 mm
March 17.0 148 h 12 °C 45 mm
April 17.5 208 h 15 °C 94 mm
May 19.0 196 h 18 °C 119 mm
June 22.0 260 h 21 °C 79 mm
July 21.5 235 h 23 °C 69 mm
August 19.0 184 h 24 °C 62 mm
September 17.0 173 h 20 °C 90 mm
October 15.0 134 h 14 °C 82 mm
November 19.0 152 h 9 °C 59 mm
December 18.5 143 h 7 °C 52 mm

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Technical details of Blausteinsee spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, E, S, WNW, NW, NNW.

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