Nearby Hainer See / Wakebeach 30 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
Nothing thermal to wait for; the wind comes with the front and can be there at any hour. The clock that matters is the rule rather than the weather: riding is daylight only, and you cannot start until the watersports centre is open to take your registration.
The wind
Direction
Kite sizes
metres · typical quiver highlighted
Character
synoptic
fills in: Nothing thermal to wait for; the wind comes with the front and can be there at any hour. The clock that matters is the rule rather than the weather: riding is daylight only, and you cannot start until the watersports centre is open to take your registration.
Typical strength
Inland lake wind: gusty and rarely strong. The nearest long-record station, Leipzig/Halle airport about 8 km away, averages 9 kt across the year with WSW dominant and gusts to 14, measured from November 2000 to July 2026. Sessions happen on the frontal days that lift it into the mid to high teens. Nothing is measured on the lake itself, and the lake's own forecast point publishes no statistics.
Thermal or synoptic
synoptic inland wind
The quiver, in words
Indicative, no local log. For 75-85 kg: 13-15 m on the ordinary 12-15 kt day, 10-12 m at 18-20 kt, 9 m when a front pushes past 22. The lake is underpowered far more often than it is overpowered, and the gusts are the reason to keep a size in hand rather than to go small.
Direction to shore
The kitebeach sits in the southeast corner of the lake, so the westerly family arrives across the full length of the water: W, WSW and WNW come in side-onshore with the longest fetch, while NE and E blow off the near bank. Which directions work best is disputed between the published lists. Derived from the launch position, not confirmed by the operator.
Dominant direction
Published directions conflict: NE, ENE, WSW, W, WNW and SW in one version; SE and NE best, with S and N rideable, in another.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan42
- Feb33
- Mar24
- Apr17
- May11
- Jun8
- Jul26
- Aug13
- Sep17
- Oct21
- Nov25
- Dec27
windy days per month (3 h+ at 12 kn+)
- 42%Jan
- 33%Feb
- 24%Mar
- 17%Apr
- 11%May
- 8%Jun
- 26%Jul
- 13%Aug
- 17%Sep
- 21%Oct
- 25%Nov
- 27%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 | 42% | 55% | 52% | 11.9 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 3.2°C | 62 |
| Feb | 33% | 47% | 39% | 11.7 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 5.2°C | 57 |
| Mar | 24% | 42% | 37% | 10.9 kt | SW | 14:00 | 6°C | 62 |
| Apr | 17% | 38% | 28% | 10.4 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 9°C | 60 |
| May | 11% | 39% | 26% | 9.7 kt | E | 15:00 | 15°C | 62 |
| Jun | 8% | 35% | 18% | 10.1 kt | NW | 16:00 | 18.9°C | 60 |
| Jul | 26% | 50% | 40% | 11.1 kt | W | 15:00 | 20.4°C | 62 |
| Aug | 13% | 21% | 18% | 8.8 kt | WSW | 14:00 | 21°C | 62 |
| Sep | 17% | 33% | 25% | 9.3 kt | E | 15:00 | 16.8°C | 60 |
| Oct | 21% | 32% | 27% | 9.8 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 12.8°C | 62 |
| Nov | 25% | 52% | 37% | 10.6 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 6°C | 60 |
| Dec | 27% | 45% | 39% | 10.9 kt | WSW | 13:00 | 3.3°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
Standing depth reaches only about 3 m out from the shore edge, and then the bottom drops away. This is a flooded pit, 12 m deep on average and 22 m at its deepest, so everything past the first few metres is swimming water and a body-dragged kite is a swim, not a walk. The 3 m figure is unconfirmed elsewhere.
Tides
No tides; inland former mining lake.
Temperature
19°C summer · 4°C winter
Wetsuit
A wetsuit is normally needed outside warm midsummer; published averages show about 19 C in summer and about 4 C in winter, so cold-water neoprene is required in winter.
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
1 school names this spot
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Hainer See / Wakebeach, 30 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Grass rigging and launch meadow at Schladitzer Bucht, about 200 x 50 m, shared with the local kiteschool. Access is through the operator's kitebeach/marked entry rather than informal launching around the lake.
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
- Register at Wassersportcenter I or II before you rig; independent kiting without registration is not allowed.
- Bring your VDWS Level 4 card or equivalent proof, plus 5 EUR for the day or 40 EUR for the season pass (2026).
- Ride only inside the marked kite zone. Schladitzer See is one of the few Leipzig lakes where kiting is allowed at all, and it stays that way only if people keep to it.
- On the grass and on the water, give the school's lessons and staff priority.
- Phone or check the operator's day rules before driving out: kiting is allowed only under defined weather conditions and time windows, and daylight only.
- Do not read this as a standing-depth lake. You can stand for about three metres off the bank and then it is 12 m under you.
- Rig big. The nearest long-record station averages 9 kt across the year, and the 13-15 m is the kite that gets the sessions.
- Carry coins for the parking machine; the tickets are checked and the fines are not small.
Getting there
Airport
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ)
Route
Schladitzer See lies about 11 km north of Leipzig and about 12 km south of Delitzsch; access is by car to the Schladitzer Bucht/Camp David Sport Resort parking areas. Public transport details to the exact kitebeach are unconfirmed.
Cost level
medium
Staying
There is camping and holiday-house lodging at or near the lake; more options in Leipzig, Rackwitz and Delitzsch.
No-wind days
SUP, sailing, catamaran and wingfoiling through the ALL-on-SEA watersports center · Schladitzer See bathing beaches and water fun park in warm weather · cycling or walking around Schladitzer See · Leipzig city trip
Photos
FAQ
Are there rules or restricted zones?
Yes. The 2026 operator page requires registration and a kitesurf licence of at least VDWS Level 4 or equivalent for independent riders, who must ride only in the marked kite zone.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Not for independent riders; the registration and licence requirement means it is treated as an intermediate-and-up spot, though lessons may be available through the local school.
What is the wind like?
Sources disagree on the best direction, variously naming northeast, southwest and westerly winds, with generally gustier conditions than the coast.
Are there kite schools nearby?
ALL-on-SEA at the Camp David Sport Resort runs the Schladitzer See kitebeach and its registration system.
Last updated: August 2026