Kite spot on water · Slovakia
Hamuliakovo - Protiprúd
Riders have kited it in all directions.
- Works in
- all directions
- Nearest airport
- BTSM. R. Štefánik Airport, 16 km
Forecast and webcams
Before you go
Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.
Webcams nearby
Live images from cameras within 25 km of the spot. Click to open the camera on Windy.com.
Webcams: Windy.com
Tips for this spot
- Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
- When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
- New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.
On site
Wind and riding area
worksno reports
Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.
riding areaPparking
From riders
What you need to know
Watch out for
- Boat traffic on the main channel of the Danubecommunity map
Where to launch
- Easy launching from the dike with plenty of spacecommunity map
Parking
- Car park about 100 m from the spot, free.capacity: 4 · OpenStreetMap
Getting there
- The dam can be reached by car from the south (near Bufet pri hrádzi), or on foot only across the bridge from the northcommunity map
Rules and respect
- Navigation rules must be followed due to passing boatscommunity map
Conditions
- Deep water, main channel of the Danubecommunity map
Facilities
- Snack bar by the dike on the south sidecommunity map
In riders' own words
- „Inak vietor zo vsetky smerov“
- „startovanie bez problemov z hradze, - vela priestoru.“
- „OpenStreetMap way/1153863411“
- „OpenStreetMap way/636583147“
- „K hradzi sa da prijst aj autom z juhu ako je Bufet pri hradzi alebo zo severu ale cez most len peso.“
- „hlavny tok Dunaja ... plavaju tam lode.“
- „Treba dodrziavat plavebne pravidla... plavaju tam lode.“
- „Hlboka voda, hlavny tok Dunaja“
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.
windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s
Values by month
| January | 8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s |
|---|---|
| February | 9.4 knots · 4.8 m/s |
| March | 9.1 knots · 4.7 m/s |
| April | 8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s |
| May | 8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s |
| June | 7.6 knots · 3.9 m/s |
| July | 7.6 knots · 3.9 m/s |
| August | 6.9 knots · 3.5 m/s |
| September | 7.7 knots · 4.0 m/s |
| October | 7.8 knots · 4.0 m/s |
| November | 8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s |
| December | 8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s |
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Sources: Community kite spot map at kiteboarding.cz. 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.
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