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Spot de Buchillon

Buchillon kitesurf spot

Switzerland · Vaud

46.47 | 6.42

Overview

Large grassy area, but under trees... Very small exposed beach
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Buchillon: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

The season runs from April to July, peaking in June: 10 rideable days a month and 89 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is August, at 5 days.

Rideable days per month

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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 January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 175 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Buchillon — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 10.5 95 h 6 °C 134 mm
February 6.5 58 h 9 °C 58 mm
March 7.0 68 h 12 °C 38 mm
April 9.5 96 h 15 °C 67 mm
May 9.5 69 h 19 °C 139 mm
June 10.5 89 h 24 °C 124 mm
July 8.5 62 h 26 °C 117 mm
August 5.0 30 h 27 °C 105 mm
September 11.0 104 h 19 °C 175 mm
October 7.5 75 h 15 °C 136 mm
November 6.5 53 h 10 °C 124 mm
December 5.0 36 h 6 °C 57 mm
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Technical details of Buchillon spot

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CAUTION: swimming area! Even if there is no designated swimming zone per se.
Spot for experienced riders... The area has wind shadow and launching is complicated by trees. Set up your kite at the water's edge or in the water, bar attached to a tree or to your special screw...
Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

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Back to shore
Au retour, arrivez aile haute et faites-là tomber entre les arbres le plus loin possible ce qui la déventera.
Parking
Access: Center of Buchillon village, direction Geneva, route de Chanivaz, Mellières beach.
Parking: Parking next to the road. Access to the beach on foot, 5 min.
Hazards
Launch and landing under trees.
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