Kite spot on water · Switzerland

Préverenges

Name: Préverenges
Address: CH

Riders have kited it in SW.

Show on the map46.5184, 6.5267

Works in: SW
Nearest airport: GVAGeneva International Airport, 45 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

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

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.

Pparking

Approximate location, based on the place name riders used. We don't have the exact launch yet, please send it with the form below.

From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: In extremely gusty SW wind (20-40 knots (21 m/s)), unsuitable for riders unfamiliar with the spot.

Watch out for

Poplar trees by the spot - in heavily gusty SW wind (20-40 kt (21 m/s)), there is a risk of getting lofted into the trees.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2025

Parking

Car park “Parking de L'Etoile” about 100 m from the spot, paid.capacity: 46 · OpenStreetMap

Rules and respect

Keep a safe distance from the Bird Island (île aux oiseaux) nature micro-reserve beyond the buoys and do not fly your kite over the island to avoid disturbing the birds.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2026
A 50 m buffer zone marked by yellow buoys applies around the bird island (micro-reserve); ride and jump well clear of the reserve to avoid disturbing the birds.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2026
The legally required distance from the protected zone is 50 m, marked by yellow buoys.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2026
No summer kiting ban.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2025

Conditions

In SW wind on Lake Geneva, the wind is often gusty but usually rideable.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2025

Riders' tips

Keeping an even wider distance from the bird island than the buoy line (easily double) is recommended, especially when the yellow buoys are not in place.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2026

Facilities

SUP rental.Facebook group Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande 2025

In riders' own words

„il y a dû avoir 3 fois du sud ouest permettant de kiter“
„Le SO est souvent rafaleux sur le leman oui :) Mais ça se fait très bien sans soucis“
„comme tu ne connais pas, c’est bien le seul jour de sud ouest depuis 5 ans sur le Léman où tu pourrais t’abstenir“
„OpenStreetMap way/240613410“
„OpenStreetMap way/732366723“
„Et puis preverenges dans ces conditions, tu risques d’aller dire bonjour aux peupliers“
„merci de naviguer AU LARGE des micro-réserves comme l'île aux oiseaux de Préverenges“
„merci de naviguer très au large des micro-réserves comme l'île aux oiseaux de Préverenges.“
„zones protégées avec une distance de 50 m , cela me semble avoir été décidé au niveau fédéral... et matérialisation par les bouées jaunes“
„Pour Preverenges, pas d interdiction estivale“
„si on part de la location de paddle a Preverenges“
„si il vous semble avoir assez de distance, doublez là ! La zone est plus grande qu'on le pense.“

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.

6.6Jan3.4

7.0Feb3.6

7.1Mar3.7

6.5Apr3.3

6.5May3.3

6.1Jun3.1

5.9Jul3.0

5.7Aug2.9

5.9Sep3.0

6.0Oct3.1

6.1Nov3.1

6.6Dec3.4

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

Values by month

January	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
February	7.0 knots · 3.6 m/s
March	7.1 knots · 3.7 m/s
April	6.5 knots · 3.3 m/s
May	6.5 knots · 3.3 m/s
June	6.1 knots · 3.1 m/s
July	5.9 knots · 3.0 m/s
August	5.7 knots · 2.9 m/s
September	5.9 knots · 3.0 m/s
October	6.0 knots · 3.1 m/s
November	6.1 knots · 3.1 m/s
December	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s

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Sources: Riders' reports in public kite groups on Facebook (Let's Kite - Kitesurf / Snowkite en Suisse Romande). 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.