Overview

Le Refuge is a spot on Lake Neuchâtel, in the canton of Vaud, near Yvonand. Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland (38 km long). The spot is well exposed to the prevailing winds: the Bise (north-east) and the Joran (south-west). The area offers conditions suited for windsurfing, wingfoiling and paddling.

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Spot forecast for Le Refuge / Lake Neuchâtel

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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Le Refuge / Lake Neuchâtel: 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

143h

in October · 15.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, January and April, at 18 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is December, at 10 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 5 °C. The wettest month is June, with 164 mm.

Monthly averages: Le Refuge / Lake Neuchâtel

Monthly averages — Le Refuge / Lake Neuchâtel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	160 h	6 °C	119 mm
February	11.5	94 h	8 °C	63 mm
March	13.0	117 h	12 °C	52 mm
April	16.5	150 h	15 °C	70 mm
May	12.0	122 h	19 °C	136 mm
June	19.5	161 h	24 °C	164 mm
July	12.0	104 h	25 °C	118 mm
August	11.5	82 h	27 °C	99 mm
September	14.5	131 h	19 °C	157 mm
October	15.5	143 h	14 °C	133 mm
November	12.5	88 h	9 °C	122 mm
December	10.0	77 h	5 °C	73 mm

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Technical details of Le Refuge / Lake Neuchâtel 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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