📜Rules
- ✗Kite, wing and surf riders need a paid lake licence (week, month or season 1 Apr - 30 Nov); a surf or sailing certificate is required. achensee.com
- ✗Season licence holders must wear the licence tag visibly on the harness. achensee.com
- ✗Kites only in the marked kite zones (Seespitz and lakeside road); no kite flying on the beach; stay 100 m from shore except to launch and land. achensee.com
- ✗eFoils are banned: Tyrol forbids craft with combustion or over-500 W electric motors on Achensee and other listed lakes. tirol.gv.at
- iBuchau is a windsurf/sailing centre, not a marked kite zone - kiters go to the kite zones at Seespitz or the lakeside road. achensee.com
💨Wind
🔥 Thermal: North thermal ('Boarischer') from about 14 h, strongest 16-17 h in June/July; light south wind in the morning; Föhn = gusty south wind. Usually from NNW, strongest around 17:00.
FoilFlow checks the thermal conditions every day (sun strength, wind aloft, Föhn, Bise and the lake's own pressure rules) and shows when it is likely.
Forecasts from several weather models (e.g. ICON, AROME, HARMONIE) and live measuring stations nearby are in the app.
💡Good to know
- Wingfoil school at Atoll (Maurach); shallow access at Häusern good for beginners
- Live wind + water temperature: tiwag.at
🧭Getting there
📍 Position on the water: 47.4496, 11.7122 · directions
🅿️ Car parks
🗺️Spots nearby
Spot sources: achensee.com · kitewetter.at · esys.org