Overview

The Riedsee is a lake located in Hesse, in the Rhine valley. This body of water offers flat water kitesurfing conditions. West and southwest winds are dominant. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Riedsee

Sunrise 07:55 · Sunset 18:26

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

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Riedsee: 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

94h

in January · 11.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, June and April, at 11 rideable days and 16 °C. The low point is August, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is September, with 107 mm.

Monthly averages: Riedsee

Monthly averages — Riedsee — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	94 h	5 °C	62 mm
February	9.0	67 h	9 °C	46 mm
March	6.0	40 h	14 °C	33 mm
April	9.5	70 h	17 °C	50 mm
May	6.0	33 h	21 °C	96 mm
June	11.0	81 h	25 °C	49 mm
July	8.0	49 h	26 °C	103 mm
August	5.5	32 h	27 °C	33 mm
September	9.0	64 h	21 °C	107 mm
October	7.5	56 h	15 °C	64 mm
November	7.0	42 h	8 °C	41 mm
December	5.5	38 h	6 °C	23 mm

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Technical details of Riedsee spot

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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