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Krombachtalsperre

Windsurf spot · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

39Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 62 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 kn
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
5°C

Wed 4 · 45 out of 100

Wind
E 13 kn
Gusts
28kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
5°C

Thu 5 · 62 out of 100

Wind
E 8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
6°C

Fri 6 · 27 out of 100

Wind
E 6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
6°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SW 3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
5°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
8°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 362, good
  3. Wed 445, fair
  4. Thu 592, good
  5. Fri 641, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 1062, good
  10. Wed 1169, good

The spot in four facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Best Feb, Oct4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Krombachtalsperre
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots5knside–6°C
Tue 3Nov62, goodwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots25knside–5°C
Wed 4Nov45, fairwind from the east, 13 knots28knside–5°C
Thu 5Nov92, goodwind from the east, 8 knots17knside–6°C
Fri 6Nov41, poorwind from the east, 6 knots14knside–6°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south, 3 knots8knon–6°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 3 knots7knside-on–5°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot6knside–8°C
Tue 10Nov62, goodwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots20knside-on–5°C
Wed 11Nov69, goodwind from the south, 6 knots13knon–7°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Feb, Oct

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Krombachtalsperre

Known for sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. 1 sailing school or club and 2 boat hire places within 10 km. For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually February and October, with about 4 good days in 7; in May, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Driedorf. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,190–US$2,240 each

about US$1,190–US$2,240 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to FRA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$483–US$1,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$443
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,240

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Driedorf

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Closest

Driedorf

about 10 min by car

about US$101/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Driedorf · Booking.com

About Driedorf its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$101 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 50m

About 14h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FRA, direct, then 1h 35m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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