Snowkite spot · Czech Republic

Lipno - Černá v Pošumaví

Name: Lipno - Černá v Pošumaví
Address: CZ

Riders have kited it in NE.

Show on the map48.7358, 14.0725

Works in: NE
Nearest airport: JCLČeské Budějovice South Bohemian Airport, 35 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Under the snow

Surface and skis

Riders have not described the ground under the snow. Early in the season and after a thaw, expect things to stick out.

Rule of thumb: the smoother the ground, the less snow you need. On a mown meadow riders usually start from about 20 to 30 cm; on stubble, ploughed fields or dwarf pine you need much more.

Bring rock skis

For your first sessions, early in the season and anywhere the snow is thin, use old skis (“rock skis”) or an old snowboard. A stone hidden just under the snow can cut the base of new skis on the very first run.

Tips for this spot

On hills the wind is stronger and gustier than the forecast says. Behind a forest it breaks and swirls, so launch well away from trees.
Wind and frost add up: at −5 °C and 20 knots (10 m/s) it feels like about −14 °C. Goggles, a balaclava and spare gloves.
Frozen snow is hard: a helmet and back protector are worth it even on a flat plateau.

The spot on video

Lipno - Černá v Pošumaví on video

Riders' footage from YouTube. It only loads when you click.

Snowkite Černá v Pošumaví březen 2013 Jan Veselý

Lipno Snowkiting 2019 Zbyněk Živný

Lipno kite 2019 Ludek Fyrbach

Snowkite Lipno Roman Pichlík

On site

Wind and riding area

bestworksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

riding areaPparking

From riders

What you need to know

Size of the area: Largest body of water in the Czech Republic.

Parking

By the road running southwest from Černá v Pošumaví along the water.community map
Car park about 250 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

In late September the water near the shore tends to be green (blue-green algae); water clarity strongly depends on wind direction (while at Radslav behind the spit, the water is clear).Facebook group Dehtář-Lipno-Svět Windsurf & Kite 2026
In NE winds, the wind is lighter but very steady; on the water it is much stronger than the station reading (7 m/s at the station is enough).Facebook group Dehtář-Lipno-Svět Windsurf & Kite 2026
Ice routes between Radslav, Černá, and Vltavice; the surface near Radslav tends to get heavily tracked out by kiters.Facebook group Dehtář-Lipno-Svět Windsurf & Kite 2026
Localized wind differences; it can blow strongly here even when there is no wind a short distance away.Facebook group Dehtář-Lipno-Svět Windsurf & Kite 2025
Winter ice session around Windy Point (safe ice with no issues at the time of the post).Facebook group Dehtář-Lipno-Svět Windsurf & Kite 2026
Ridden on the frozen surface in the Vltavice and Radslav areas.Facebook group Dehtář-Lipno-Svět Windsurf & Kite 2026
Body of water that freezes in winter for snowkiting.community map

In riders' own words

„dnes by si light wind kiteři či surfaři v Černé pochutnali, krásný SV stabilák max. 5-6m/s“
„SV - zde je to Černá, slabší wind, ale opravdová stabilní lahůdka“
„největší vodní plocha v ČR“
„Parkuje se většinou u silnice co vede z černé na jihozápad podél vody.“
„OpenStreetMap way/436206072“
„OpenStreetMap way/1415204776“
„Jinak v Černé u břehu zelená břečka, ale u nás na Radslavi za kosou opět luxusní koupáníčko. Holt směr větru je v této době pro čistotu vody naprosto zásadní“
„SV - zde je to Černá, slabší wind, ale opravdová stabilní lahůdka... pokud 7-mičky není co řešit, na vodě je to o dost silnější.“
„4 dny na Lipně vybrané podle předpovědi app Počasí Meteo a z toho 3 naprosto parádní. Dnes nikde ani noha, Vltavice mazec, Radslav jsem zvoral“
„je to bezpečné kolem vindy point“
„Dnes jsem jezdil viz mapa a muj prispevek a problem nikde“
„Radslav totální tankodrom, hrozný. Včera za slunce to byla štreka Radslav-Černá, dnes Radslav-Vltavice a s vyjímkou Radslavi fakt pěkný“
„už jsem zažil i bouchačku v Černé a u mne bída“
„největší vodní plocha v ČR v zimě zamrzá a jezdí se tu snow.“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

7.4Jan3.8

7.5Feb3.9

7.4Mar3.8

6.3Apr3.2

6.1May3.1

5.4Jun2.8

5.4Jul2.8

5.1Aug2.6

5.5Sep2.8

5.7Oct2.9

6.2Nov3.2

6.7Dec3.4

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	7.4 knots · 3.8 m/s
February	7.5 knots · 3.9 m/s
March	7.4 knots · 3.8 m/s
April	6.3 knots · 3.2 m/s
May	6.1 knots · 3.1 m/s
June	5.4 knots · 2.8 m/s
July	5.4 knots · 2.8 m/s
August	5.1 knots · 2.6 m/s
September	5.5 knots · 2.8 m/s
October	5.7 knots · 2.9 m/s
November	6.2 knots · 3.2 m/s
December	6.7 knots · 3.4 m/s

Nearby

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Sources: Community kite spot map at kiteboarding.cz; Riders' reports in public kite groups on Facebook (Dehtář-Lipno-Svět Windsurf & Kite). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.