Checking the wind…
Central and Eastern Switzerland
Too little wind to ride.
Best chance this week: Monday 14-16h, up to 19 kn.
Cross-offshore wind. Only with rescue or experience.
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| ICON-CH | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON-D2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ICON | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GFS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Kite | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12m | – | 9m | 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.
On the Zug part of Lake Zug the cantonal ordinance only lets you launch and land at the Brüggli bathing area, taking the shortest route at right angles to the shore. Brüggli lies in a bend of the northern shore, and Windulu works with a shore facing south-south-west, so south to south-west is onshore and south-east comes in side-on, while east and west blow cross-shore and north-west already comes side-off the land. From north to north-east you are blown towards the far shore, and then Windulu gives a warning instead of a no-go. Kitesurfing is only allowed from 8 am to 9 pm, and outside those hours Windulu gives a no-go. Tide plays no part on the lake. The live data comes every ten minutes, gusts included, from MeteoSwiss at Cham, 2.7 kilometres to the west and some 30 metres above the lake.
On the Zug part of Lake Zug, launch and land only at the Brüggli bathing area (Badeplatz Brüggli), taking the shortest route at right angles to the shore. Otherwise keep 150 m from the shore, jetties, boats, bathing areas and harbours, and 300 m from nature reserves. Only from 8 am to 9 pm. Source: Kanton Zug, Verordnung über das Drachensegeln (BGS 753.5).
The open water at Zug (Brüggli) faces SSW (197°). The safest wind directions to get on the water here are southeast, south and southwest (onshore or cross-onshore). With the wind from the north, northeast, east, west and northwest, it runs cross to cross-offshore: doable, but mind your position and don't go alone.