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L'Abbaye kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot
Switzerland · Vaud
Overview
Southwest spot of the Vallée de Joux. Small beaches, not much space. Avoid in summer on sunny days (swimmers). This spot is best suited for foil kites, limited space. Prepare the kite on the grass and unwind your lines into the water. Be careful, launch is next to the restricted zone. Do not sail below La Lionne (name of the river with its mouth at this location)! Alternative launch (advanced level): Along the houses bordering the lake on the Les Bioux side with water launch of the kite. Prefer this technique when the lake level is low as otherwise there's no space on the shore. Beware of many rocks, they love getting caught in our lines.
Spot forecast for L'Abbaye
Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:39
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L'Abbaye: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
157h
in June · 15 rideable days
Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, January and July, at 14 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is December, at 6.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 3 °C. The wettest month is October, with 204 mm.
Monthly averages: L'Abbaye
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.5 | 125 h | 3 °C | 184 mm |
| February | 11.0 | 96 h | 6 °C | 95 mm |
| March | 11.5 | 80 h | 8 °C | 69 mm |
| April | 10.5 | 107 h | 11 °C | 106 mm |
| May | 9.5 | 85 h | 14 °C | 165 mm |
| June | 15.0 | 157 h | 20 °C | 189 mm |
| July | 12.5 | 96 h | 21 °C | 131 mm |
| August | 9.0 | 57 h | 23 °C | 159 mm |
| September | 11.0 | 102 h | 15 °C | 195 mm |
| October | 11.0 | 111 h | 12 °C | 204 mm |
| November | 12.0 | 91 h | 8 °C | 159 mm |
| December | 6.5 | 44 h | 4 °C | 114 mm |
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Technical details of L'Abbaye spot
The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW.
Spot functioning
The lake level can help or hinder getting into the water. More information on the exact lake level at this link: https://www.hydrodaten.admin.ch/fr/2007.html (Federal Office for the Environment). No beach: Lake level at 1004m. Beach of about 3-4m: Lake level at 1003.5m.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Advanced
Wind specificities
The wind in the Vallée de Joux is not always easy to predict and it can be perfect for two hours then, by changing a few degrees, become gusty. The southwest wind is often weaker than on the Lake Geneva basin. Nice thermal in summer, often invisible on MeteoSwiss.
Hazards
Be careful, in southwest the departure is at the edge of the kite-restricted zone. So no drifting allowed :-)
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