Overview

Epplesee is a gravel pit lake located near Rheinstetten in Baden-Württemberg. This inland lake kitesurfing spot offers good conditions when southwest to northwest winds blow, which is frequent in the Rhine plain.The body of water is medium-sized and suitable for intermediate kitesurfers. The water is flat, with no significant waves or current, making it a good training spot.

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Spot forecast for Epplesee

Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 18:27

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

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Epplesee: 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

121h

in January · 14.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, June and January, at 16 rideable days and 19 °C. The low point is December, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is May, with 151 mm.

Monthly averages: Epplesee

Monthly averages — Epplesee — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	121 h	6 °C	99 mm
February	13.0	110 h	9 °C	77 mm
March	9.5	81 h	13 °C	39 mm
April	10.5	105 h	17 °C	68 mm
May	11.0	118 h	21 °C	151 mm
June	15.5	138 h	25 °C	101 mm
July	17.5	129 h	26 °C	136 mm
August	11.5	85 h	27 °C	87 mm
September	11.5	100 h	20 °C	119 mm
October	8.0	82 h	15 °C	91 mm
November	10.0	65 h	9 °C	56 mm
December	7.5	60 h	6 °C	38 mm

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Technical details of Epplesee spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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