Kitesurfing in Bavaria
5 spots · 2 destinations · 2 schools
Bavaria's kite lakes near Munich share one warning: tight launches, gusty shore wind and no room for raw beginners.
Walchensee's Zwergerlinsel runs its thermal window around midday with cold-water self-rescue required, Ammersee splits between west-to-southwest-driven Herrschinger Kreuz and the weaker, gustier Stegen on the north shore, and Altmühlsee's Surfcenter plus Brombachsee's Allmannsdorf run VDWS courses for riders who already have the basics.
Bavaria holds 5 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 2 destinations. The season runs January to May. 2 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Bavaria — Ammersee / Herrschinger Kreuz and Bavaria — Altmuehlsee / Schlungenhof Surfufer.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
Altmuehlsee / Schlungenhof SurfuferBavaria, Fraenkisches Seenland20262026: the lake authority (Zweckverband Altmuehlsee) names the Surfufer at Surfcenter Altmuehlsee as the official access for kitesurfing, windsurfing, wingfoiling, SUP, with VDWS-standard courses on site.
The whole rule, on the Altmuehlsee / Schlungenhof Surfufer page
Ammersee / Herrschinger KreuzBavaria, Fuenfseenland20262026: the start and landing zone is very tight; leave it as soon as you are up, and landing kites have priority.
Ammersee / StegenBavaria, Fuenfseenland2026has a date window2026: no kiting in the shore and standing-depth area while bathing is on; keep the start and landing zone clear, landing kites have priority, and when the swimmers are in, board-drag or walk to the edge of the shallows and ride outside them.
Brombachsee / AllmannsdorfBavaria, Fraenkisches Seenland20242024-2026: the Zweckverband Brombachsee beach-use ordinance, in force since 16 Aug 2024, covers the Allmannsdorf recreation area and contains no kitesurfing-specific rule.
Walchensee / ZwergernBavaria, Walchensee2026has a date window2026: Walchensee and its shores are a Landschaftsschutzgebiet and the Zwergern peninsula is named in the protection as landscape to be preserved.
Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.
The winds here
what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote
No wind is named across this region
Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.
Destinations in Bavaria
All spots in Bavaria
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.
Last updated September 2026