📜Rules
- ✗Kitesurfing only by day and with clear visibility. ris.bka.gv.at
- ✗May 10 - Sep 20: no kitesurfing within 200 m of the shore, except inside the buoyed kite zones at Podersdorf, Neusiedl Seebad, Breitenbrunn Seebad and Purbach bay. ris.bka.gv.at
- ✗Illmitz and Weiden have no kite zone: May 10 - Sep 20 no kiting from their shores (200 m rule). ris.bka.gv.at
- ✗Weiden Seebad: May 1 - Sep 30 no boards or craft of any kind in the bathing area (boat rental to lake restaurant), up to 100 m out. ris.bka.gv.at
- ✗Illmitz borders the Neusiedler See-Seewinkel national park: its nature zones (e.g. Sandeck-Neudegg) may not be entered. burgenland.at
- ✓Podersdorf has an official kite zone marked by 20 yellow buoys; swimming is banned inside it. ris.bka.gv.at
- iThe kite rule names kitesurfing only; wings and windsurfers are not covered, but keep clear of bathers and the reed belt. ris.bka.gv.at
💨Wind
Forecasts from several weather models (e.g. ICON, AROME, HARMONIE) and live measuring stations nearby are in the app.
💡Good to know
- Very shallow (max ~1.5 m): use a short mast (60-85 cm)
- Podersdorf: best N-NW; Weiden: S and SE; Illmitz: N or S, alternative when busy
- Weiden: only access through the reeds at the launch point
🧭Getting there
📍 Position on the water: 47.7597, 16.7431 · directions
🅿️ Car parks
🗺️Spots nearby
Spot sources: surf-magazin.de · efpt.net