Nyon (Lac Léman) - wingfoil spot, wind & rules

📜Rules

✗Kitesurfing is banned downstream (city side) of the line Vengeron - Tour-Carrée and near landing stages - this covers Cologny and Chambésy. silgeneve.ch
✗Paddle, windsurf, wingfoil and parawing are banned downstream of Port-Noir - Perle-du-Lac (the harbour basin) and near landing stages; Cologny and Chambésy lie just outside. ge.ch
✗Vaud: no kiting inside yellow-buoy zones, within 100 m of ports and landing stages, or in federal bird reserves. lexfind.ch
✗Bird reserves with kite ban: Les Grangettes (Villeneuve - Rhône mouth - Le Bouveret), Pointe de Promenthoux, right shore of the Petit-Lac (near Coppet). kitesurfclub.ch
iVaud: no kiting inside yellow buoys or within 100 m of ports and landing stages; communes may set launch corridors. srokacompany.com
iCanton plans legal kite launch sites (Vengeron, Bécassine, Hermance, Savonnière) - not in force yet (Dec 2024 report). ge.ch
iGeneva: windsurf, wing and kite only by day in clear weather, 08:00-21:00; flotation aid beyond 300 m; name and address on board and wing. ge.ch
iKeep 200 m from passenger and cargo boats; communes may set official kite launch corridors. lexfind.ch

Forecasts from several weather models (e.g. ICON, AROME, HARMONIE) and live measuring stations nearby are in the app.

A wing brand's Swiss spot guide names the Nyon nautical base pontoon as a wing launch; best in Bise or south-west wind.
Where riders go in: Pontoon of the Nyon nautical base

📍 Position on the water: 46.3766, 6.2604 · directions