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Laghi interni · Bavaria, Fuenfseenland · Landkreis Starnberg · Inning am Ammersee
Ammersee / Stegen
also known as Stegen, Stegen / Ammersee
Nearby Ammersee / Herrschinger Kreuz 8 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
No thermal clock. The wind here comes with fronts, not with the sun, so it can be in at any hour and can shift or drop through the day. Decide on the forecast and on live readings, not on a time.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
fills in: No thermal clock. The wind here comes with fronts, not with the sun, so it can be in at any hour and can shift or drop through the day. Decide on the forecast and on live readings, not on a time.
Typical strength
Not a steady band. Days that swing from 2 to 7 Bft, roughly 5 to 30 knots, in the same afternoon are normal here; the good days are a fairly constant Bft 6, about 22-27 knots. There is no measuring station at the spot itself, so the numbers riders quote come from stations 5-9 km away and from what they have felt on the water.
Thermal or synoptic
front-driven inland lake wind
The quiver, in words
No local size guidance is published for Stegen; the following is indicative for a 75-85 kg rider. Around 9 m on the constant Bft 6 days (22-27 knots), 12 m when it sits at 12-16 knots.On the swing days rig for the gusts rather than the lulls: the top of the range is 7 Bft and the bottom is unrideable anyway, and you are edging upwind off a shore with trees and buildings on it.
Direction to shore
Side-onshore in SW; also described as onshore at the spot.
Dominant direction
S to SW, with W on some days; the wider fan from SW through WSW, W, WNW to NW is what appears on paper.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan23
- Feb18
- Mar18
- Apr10
- May5
- Jun2
- Jul10
- Aug6
- Sep3
- Oct6
- Nov25
- Dec13
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
- 23%Jan
- 18%Feb
- 18%Mar
- 10%Apr
- 5%May
- 2%Jun
- 10%Jul
- 6%Aug
- 3%Sep
- 6%Oct
- 25%Nov
- 13%Dec
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+) · season highlighted
| Month | Windy days | Force 4+ | 12 kn or more | Knots | From | Peaks at | Air | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23% | 32% | 27% | 8.9 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 1.3°C | 62 |
| Feb | 18% | 26% | 25% | 9.3 kt | W | 14:00 | 4.1°C | 57 |
| Mar | 18% | 35% | 31% | 10.2 kt | W | 15:00 | 6.1°C | 62 |
| Apr | 10% | 35% | 23% | 9.8 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 8°C | 60 |
| May | 5% | 19% | 16% | 9.4 kt | W | 16:00 | 13.8°C | 62 |
| Jun | 2% | 22% | 13% | 9 kt | ENE | 16:00 | 18.2°C | 60 |
| Jul | 10% | 29% | 24% | 9.1 kt | W | 14:00 | 19.7°C | 62 |
| Aug | 6% | 19% | 16% | 8.2 kt | W | 15:00 | 19.7°C | 62 |
| Sep | 3% | 12% | 10% | 7.3 kt | ENE | 15:00 | 15°C | 60 |
| Oct | 6% | 23% | 10% | 7.6 kt | W | 14:00 | 12.5°C | 62 |
| Nov | 25% | 33% | 32% | 9 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 5.2°C | 60 |
| Dec | 13% | 23% | 21% | 8 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 2.1°C | 62 |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from the operational forecast archive at 1.5–7 km (2023-2024), daylight hours only, not a ground station: it resolves thermal, lake and valley winds far better than coarse reanalysis but still tends to understate a strong local thermal. A windy day has at least three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.
High-resolution weather model (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical forecast archive — best-match operational model (ICON-D2 / AROME / ICON-EU / GFS by region), not a ground station · 2023-2024
The water
Type
lake
Standing depth
The largest standing-depth area on the Ammersee. Sand has built up to the point that the waist-deep zone now runs up to about 200 m offshore before the bottom drops away. Gravel and stones at the entry, soft sand once you are out.
Tides
none; freshwater lake
Temperature
21-24°C summer · 3.5-6°C winter
Wetsuit
Wetsuit except on warm summer days; cold-water gear in spring, autumn, winter. Surf shoes: there are stones in the shallows near shore.
Currents
No current. Wind drift and cold water are the real risks.
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
No school names this spot
Nobody has been recorded teaching or running a boat here.
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Ammersee / Herrschinger Kreuz, 8 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Gravel beach and grass at the north end of the Ammersee, with plenty of room to set up. It is a bathing lawn first; keep the launch and landing strip clear and work upwind away from the shore as soon as you are up.
Space
medium
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Look at the Herrschinger Kreuz readings before you commit to Stegen; the cross is often riding while Stegen is still waiting.
- In bathing season board-drag or walk to the edge of the shallows and ride outside them; the standing-depth area is the swimming lawn.
- Keep the start and landing strip open; the shore is shared and landing kites have priority.
- Come for south to southwest. In west expect wind shadow along the shore; for anything else go to another Ammersee spot or another lake.
- Stay clear of the landing stage, the ferry line and the sailboats anchored south of the entry from spring to autumn.
- Park in the big paid lot at the pier, Landsberger Str. 81, or along Landsberger Strasse in Inning; from Munich Airport it is about 40 minutes by car.
- Write your name and phone number on the board and the kite. A stray board on the Ammersee starts a search unless someone can call you.
- Rig for the gusts. A day that runs 2 to 7 Bft is a normal day here, and the shore behind you is trees and buildings.
Getting there
Airport
Munich Airport (MUC)
Route
From Munich take the A96 to the Inning/Ammersee exit, turn into Landsberger Strasse in Inning and park along the road, or use the large paid public car park at the Stegen pier, Landsberger Str. 81. Public transport gets you to Inning from Munich; the last leg to the water is on you.
Transfer
About 40 minutes by car from Munich Airport to Inning am Ammersee in light traffic; public transport from the airport to Inning/Seefeld-Hechendorf is about 2 hours before local transfer.
Cost level
medium
Staying
Inning/Stegen and nearby Ammersee towns offer guesthouses, hotels and holiday apartments; Munich is practical for day trips.
No-wind days
Ammersee ferry trips from Stegen, cycling, SUP, sailing, swimming areas, Andechs monastery, Woerthsee and Munich day trips.
Photos
FAQ
Is Stegen suitable for beginners?
No, the spot requires riders to work upwind into open water, and independent beginners are not recommended even though the shallow front section is the largest standing-depth area on Ammersee.
What is the wind like at Stegen?
South to southwest wind works best, but it arrives noticeably gustier and weaker here than at Ammersee's Herrschinger Kreuz, with wind shadow near shore.
Are there rules to follow?
Kiting is not allowed in the shore/standing-depth area while it is used for bathing, and landing kites always have priority in the shared launch zone.
What are the main hazards?
Ferry traffic and the Stegen landing stage, anchored sailboats from spring to autumn, and nearshore stones near the shallow entry.
Last updated: August 2026