Walchensee

conditions & access

“The Walchensee is among the windiest lakes in the Alps and is widely seen as Germany's answer to Lake Garda. In summer reliable thermals deliver most of the surf days: through the jet effect of the closely set mountains the wind often whistles in from the northeast across the lake. Add the foehn from the south, which falls over the Kesselberg and is usually very gusty – that's when real strong-wind days open up for windsurfers and wingfoilers. Where is the wind strongest on the Walchensee? It ru”

— via VentoSurf, last verified 2026-08-01

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