Checking the wind…
Romandy
Too little wind to ride.
Best chance this week: Monday 10-18h, up to 28 kn.
Cross-offshore wind. Only with rescue or experience.
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| ICON-CH | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON-D2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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| Kite | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9m | 7m | 7m | 12m | 12m | 7m | 9m | 9m | 9m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | 12m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Log your sessions; that is how Windulu gets to know you.
The advice is a tool. You remain responsible for your own safety.
Préverenges lies on the northern shore of Lake Geneva, and east of the beach, at the mouth of the Venoge, there is a bird island cordoned off with yellow buoys, so under the Vaud kitesurfing regulation you may not go in there. Kitesurfing is also prohibited within 100 metres of harbours and landing stages. The beach faces south-west, so south-west is onshore and south and west come in side-on, while south-east and north-west blow cross-shore and north and east already come side-off the land. In a north-easterly you are blown out onto the lake, which is up to 14 kilometres wide, and then Windulu gives a no-go. Kitesurfing is only allowed from 8 am to 9 pm, and outside those hours Windulu also gives a no-go. Tide plays no part on the lake. The live data comes every ten minutes, gusts included, from MeteoSwiss at St-Prex, 7.4 kilometres to the west.
Kitesurfing is allowed, but not within 100 m of harbours and landing stages and not in zones with yellow buoys, including at the bird island at the mouth of the Venoge; 200 m from scheduled boats. Only from 8 am to 9 pm. Source: Canton de Vaud, RKite (BLV 747.23.5); Règlement de la navigation sur le Léman.
The open water at Préverenges faces SW (219°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are south, southwest and west (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, east, southeast and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone. With the wind from the northeast, it blows offshore and is dangerous: you'll be pushed off the beach onto open water (no-go).