📜Rules
- ✗Signed protection zones (usually 100 m from shore) are closed to all craft and floating bodies, likely incl. boards, from May 1 to Sep 30. jusline.at
- ✓Rindbach bay at Ebensee is a known kite spot with thermal wind and flat water near the river mouth. salzkammergut.at
- iUpper Austria's lake rules ban towing kites behind boats (parasailing), not kitesurfing. jusline.at
💨Wind
🔥 Thermal: Niederwind (N): about 11-16 h, 12-23 kn, in a steady high with a light N-NE flow; strong SW, S or E flow kills it. Usually from NNE, strongest around 16:00.
🌅 Morning wind: 'Oberwind': south wind from the second half of the night until about 9 h, 3-5 Bft (up to 6), strongest around 5-6 h at Traunkirchen, from S.
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
- Thermal lake: N wind (Niederwind) on fair days; early 'Frühwind' (Oberwind) for early birds
- Ebensee: Lakebase Rindbach (courses, rental); paid parking at Rindbach and Trauneck
- Storm signals: watch for strong westerlies
🧭Getting there
📍 Position on the water: 47.8452, 13.7941 · directions
🅿️ Car parks
🗺️Spots nearby
Spot sources: salzkammergut.at · kitewetter.at · kitemagazin.de