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Wind and kite surfing & foiling at Lake Achensee

What windsurfing and kitesurfing have in common is the exhilarating feeling of letting the wind carry you over the waves. Both are fast-paced activities that involve holding on to a sail or kite and keeping your balance in the water. Lake Achensee has the requisite thermals and infrastructure, making it a popular destination for both sports. But what is the difference between windsurfing and kitesurfing? And what is wingfoiling?

In kitesurfing you are attached to both the board and the sail. The board is much shorter, and with the kite flying in the wind it is even possible to perform turns and jumps, floating weightlessly over the water between the Rofan and Karwendel mountains.

In windsurfing, the sail is attached to the board and not to the surfer. At a length of over two metres, a windsurfing board is also much longer than a kitesurfing board, which is about 1.4 metres long.

Are you ready to fly? Wingfoiling adds a new dimension to water sports where surfers use a wing to harness the wind to lift their board above the surface of the water, propelled by a hydrofoil that allows them to glide over the water. Curious? Then contact the Wingfoil Schule Achensee.

Weather, wind and more

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Wind & water temperature
Visit tiwag.at for the latest hourly wind speed and water temperature data for Lake Achensee. There is also a wind chart available.
Achenkirch
Maurach
Pertisau
Steinberg am Rofan
Wiesing

Achenkirch

Sat, 15.02.25
Wetter
1 °C
Morning
Wetter
-10 °C
Noon
Wetter
2 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-6 °C
Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
snowline
0 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-10 °C
Sun hours
8.7 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
2 km/h
Pressure
924 hPa
Humidity
100 %
Sun, 16.02.25
Wetter
-4 °C
Morning
Wetter
-9 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-4 °C
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
snowline
200 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-9 °C
Sun hours
0.2 h
Rain Prob
10 %
Wind
10 km/h
Mon, 17.02.25
Wetter
-2.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-7 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-4 °C
Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
snowline
700 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-7 °C
Sun hours
7.1 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
5 km/h
Tue, 18.02.25
Wetter
-1.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-8 °C
Noon
Wetter
4 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-1 °C
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
snowline
1700 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-8 °C
Sun hours
4.7 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
10 km/h

Maurach

Sat, 15.02.25
Wetter
3 °C
Morning
Wetter
-10 °C
Noon
Wetter
2 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-5 °C
Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
snowline
100 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-10 °C
Sun hours
7.8 h
Pressure
924 hPa
Humidity
97 %
Sun, 16.02.25
Wetter
-4.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-10 °C
Noon
Wetter
-1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-3 °C
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
snowline
400 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-10 °C
Sun hours
0.1 h
Rain Prob
35 %
Wind
10 km/h
Mon, 17.02.25
Wetter
-2.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-8 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-3 °C
Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
snowline
800 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-8 °C
Sun hours
7.7 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
5 km/h
Tue, 18.02.25
Wetter
-1.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-8 °C
Noon
Wetter
4 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-1 °C
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
snowline
1700 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-8 °C
Sun hours
4.3 h
Wind
10 km/h

Pertisau

Sat, 15.02.25
Wetter
-5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-10 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-6 °C
Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
snowline
100 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-10 °C
Sun hours
8.7 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
6 km/h
Pressure
912 hPa
Humidity
87 %
Sun, 16.02.25
Wetter
-4 °C
Morning
Wetter
-9 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-4 °C
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
snowline
300 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-9 °C
Sun hours
0.1 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
10 km/h
Mon, 17.02.25
Wetter
-2.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-7 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-4 °C
Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
snowline
800 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-7 °C
Sun hours
7.3 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
10 km/h
Tue, 18.02.25
Wetter
-1 °C
Morning
Wetter
-7 °C
Noon
Wetter
4 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-1 °C
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
snowline
1800 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-7 °C
Sun hours
4.1 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
10 km/h

Steinberg am Rofan

Sat, 15.02.25
Wetter
-4.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-11 °C
Noon
Wetter
-1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-6 °C
Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
snowline
0 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-11 °C
Sun hours
7.3 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
10 km/h
Sun, 16.02.25
Wetter
-5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-10 °C
Noon
Wetter
-1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-4 °C
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
snowline
200 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-10 °C
Sun hours
0.1 h
Rain Prob
10 %
Wind
10 km/h
Mon, 17.02.25
Wetter
-3 °C
Morning
Wetter
-8 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-4 °C
Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
snowline
700 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-8 °C
Sun hours
7.2 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
10 km/h
Tue, 18.02.25
Wetter
-2 °C
Morning
Wetter
-8 °C
Noon
Wetter
4 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-2 °C
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
snowline
1700 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-8 °C
Sun hours
5 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
15 km/h

Wiesing

Sat, 15.02.25
Wetter
-2 °C
Morning
Wetter
-7 °C
Noon
Wetter
2 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-3 °C
Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
snowline
100 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-7 °C
Sun hours
7.4 h
Wind
5 km/h
Sun, 16.02.25
Wetter
-3 °C
Morning
Wetter
-8 °C
Noon
Wetter
1 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-2 °C
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
snowline
300 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-8 °C
Sun hours
0.1 h
Rain Prob
10 %
Wind
5 km/h
Mon, 17.02.25
Wetter
-0.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-5 °C
Noon
Wetter
2 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-2 °C
Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
snowline
800 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-5 °C
Sun hours
7.5 h
Rain Prob
5 %
Wind
5 km/h
Tue, 18.02.25
Wetter
-0.5 °C
Morning
Wetter
-7 °C
Noon
Wetter
4 °C
Afternoon
Achensee
-7 °C
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
snowline
1700 m
fresh snow
0 cm
Lowest Temp
-7 °C
Sun hours
4.5 h
Wind
5 km/h

Usually Lake Achensee has excellent, sometimes challenging, wind conditions. The light southerly wind (1-2 Beaufort scale) in the morning and the strong northerly wind (3-5 Beaufort scale) in the afternoon require strength, coordination and bravery to manoeuvre the boards over the water. The infrastructure at Lake Achensee provides surfers of all abilities with everything they need to get out on the water. For all questions about permits and licences required for water sports at Lake Achensee, please contact the Welcome-CENTER Achensee.

Water sports in and on Lake Achensee are only permitted with the appropriate permits and licences. The conditions for 2025 are currently being revised. Please check back on this website later for the details.

Kitesurfing lessons, surf schools & areas

PUMPFOIL-WORKSHOP

TRY PUMP FOILING - Surfing without wind and waves with a special type of hydrofoil that allows you to glide through the water by pumping movements.
20.06.2025 - 21.06.2025
from € 36,00

WINGFOIL-WORKSHOP

TRY WINGFOILING - We can wholeheartedly recommend it to you! The Wingfoil Beginner Workshop is guaranteed to be the right training for you to learn the first steps in wingfoiling with confidence and…
20.06.2025 - 21.06.2025
from € 76,00
Lake Achensee offers perfect wind conditions for sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.
Important notice to lake users

What is the general water code on Lake Achensee to help everyone enjoy themselves and stay safe? Follow the link to find out more.

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