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Polsmaten / Veluwemeer kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Netherlands · Gueldre

Spot currently openBeginner level 52.4 | 5.75

Overview

Polsmaten is a spot located on the Veluwemeer, an inland lake in the province of Gelderland. This flat body of water offers ideal conditions for beginners and intermediate riders. The spot benefits from good fetch for west and southwest winds, with perfectly flat water for kitesurfing, wingfoiling and windfoiling.

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Sunrise 08:11 · Sunset 18:32

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

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Polsmaten / Veluwemeer: 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

320h

in May · 29 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 24 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in May, with 320 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days22 d N December: 23 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 23.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days29 d M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days22 d N December: 23 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is September, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Polsmaten / Veluwemeer
Monthly averages — Polsmaten / Veluwemeer — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.5 209 h 5 °C 96 mm
February 23.5 236 h 8 °C 90 mm
March 22.5 236 h 12 °C 33 mm
April 23.5 282 h 14 °C 89 mm
May 29.0 320 h 19 °C 89 mm
June 27.5 344 h 21 °C 76 mm
July 25.5 292 h 22 °C 103 mm
August 25.0 245 h 23 °C 59 mm
September 24.0 266 h 19 °C 121 mm
October 23.5 224 h 15 °C 112 mm
November 22.0 204 h 9 °C 117 mm
December 23.0 211 h 7 °C 69 mm

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Technical details of Polsmaten / Veluwemeer spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable 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 ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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