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West / Lechstaustufe kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Germany · Bavière

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 515 m 48.26 | 10.92

Overview

The West spot on the Lechstaustufe is located on a Lech river reservoir lake, near Augsburg in Bavaria. This body of water offers flat water sailing conditions with access from the western shore. West and southwest winds are dominant. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for West / Lechstaustufe

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:18

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

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West / Lechstaustufe: 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

118h

in July · 14 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 13 rideable days a month and 118 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is November, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 10 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 13 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d N December: 7 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 10 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 13 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 12.5 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 10 rideable days O November: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d N December: 7 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 15%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 3 °C. The wettest month is September, with 148 mm.

Monthly averages: West / Lechstaustufe
Monthly averages — West / Lechstaustufe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 103 h 4 °C 90 mm
February 11.0 93 h 7 °C 46 mm
March 10.0 82 h 11 °C 61 mm
April 12.5 112 h 16 °C 41 mm
May 13.5 107 h 18 °C 112 mm
June 13.0 115 h 24 °C 141 mm
July 14.0 118 h 24 °C 110 mm
August 12.5 67 h 24 °C 114 mm
September 11.5 94 h 18 °C 148 mm
October 10.0 96 h 13 °C 55 mm
November 6.5 58 h 7 °C 67 mm
December 7.0 53 h 3 °C 43 mm

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Technical details of West / Lechstaustufe spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, 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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