Wiese / Walchensee kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Germany · Bayern

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 808 m 47.59 | 11.32

Overview

The Wiese spot on the Walchensee is located on the southern shore of this magnificent alpine lake in Bavaria. This access point offers sailing conditions with powerful thermal winds. Southerly winds (Föhn) and westerly winds are dominant. The spot is suitable for intermediate to advanced riders.
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Spot forecast for Wiese / Walchensee

Sunrise 07:40 · 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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Wiese / Walchensee: 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

76h

in April · 12.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in April: 11 rideable days a month and 76 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is February, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 5 rideable days J February: 2 rideable days2 d F March: 11 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 6 rideable days J August: 2 rideable days2 d A September: 6 rideable days S October: 7 rideable days O November: 2 rideable days2 d N December: 2 rideable days2 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 5 rideable days J February: 2 rideable days2 d F March: 11 rideable days M April: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 11 rideable days J July: 6 rideable days J August: 2 rideable days2 d A September: 6 rideable days S October: 7 rideable days O November: 2 rideable days2 d N December: 2 rideable days2 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is July, with 212 mm.

Monthly averages: Wiese / Walchensee
Monthly averages — Wiese / Walchensee — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 5.0 30 h 4 °C 85 mm
February 2.0 11 h 7 °C 51 mm
March 11.0 66 h 10 °C 101 mm
April 12.5 76 h 14 °C 82 mm
May 9.5 45 h 16 °C 169 mm
June 11.0 55 h 22 °C 211 mm
July 6.0 37 h 21 °C 212 mm
August 2.0 19 h 22 °C 134 mm
September 6.0 34 h 17 °C 173 mm
October 7.0 35 h 14 °C 89 mm
November 2.0 13 h 8 °C 78 mm
December 2.0 9 h 4 °C 54 mm

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Technical details of Wiese / Walchensee spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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