Burgenland, Austria
Oct · 22% rideablePodersdorf
What it's actually like
Podersdorf am See sits on the Neusiedler See, the steppe lake in the east of Austria, about 30 minutes from Vienna. The lake is shallow, at about 1.6 metres, with a sandy bottom that slopes very slowly, and a wide reed belt limits where riders can get onto the water. Surf Magazin calls the north beach at Podersdorf the number one surf spot on the lake.
The record is modest here, but the station on the shore reads more wind than the model alone did. WindChaser’s record is a 9 km model corrected by month and hour against GeoSphere Austria’s Podersdorf station, 1.3 km away. January to April are the windiest months, when between a third and two in five days clear 12 knots for three daylight hours, and April is the pick; the rest of the year sits between a quarter and a third. The mean over those rideable hours is 16 to 18 knots, and the wind builds through the morning to peak from around midday to mid-afternoon. The guides call the lake reliable in spring and autumn; the record agrees on spring, and autumn sits at about a quarter of days. Pick the day from the forecast, and on a good one it can be properly lit.
From 10 May to 20 September, the bathing season, kitesurfing is prohibited within 200 metres of the shore, inside the yellow buoys, under § 16 of the provincial regulation.
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Your month
When it's good
13 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · windsurf
October · 22%. 7 rideable days in 31, 1.6 hours a day over 13 kt. Go elsewhere.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Geek analysis
October in the record
22% of days clear 13 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In October the wind most often sits under 4 kt (36% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 13 kt on at least half the days. The best hour is 1pm, on 15% of days. See both charts in the full report
Podersdorf (TAWES 11084) has been checked against the model at 12 kn only, so the 13 kn Windsurf figure is counted but not checked against it.
Take it with you
The full Podersdorf report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Mar · LowBusiest from May to September, the lake season; the kite zone on the north-north beach gets crowded on windy days. Compiled research, not a count.
On the water
What October usually does
October sits outside the best months here. 22% of days clear 13 kt for three daylight hours or more.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
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Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Stay, schools & kit
Who works this beach
All 4 stays near Podersdorf on one page