The report · Silvaplana · Wing · October · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Graubünden, Switzerland

Silvaplana

WingOctober

34% of October days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windp202The month's own recordsp303Full stays, schools & kitp404The zone plan and the licencep405Cold water, rescue & the thermalp506Getting there, packing & best monthsp507Sources, and their limitsp6
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026Record
2017 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECMWF IFS HRES 9 kmNormals
2017 to 2026
Nine Octobers
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt. Segl-Maria has been checked against the model at 12 kn only, so the 13 kn Windsurf figure is counted but not checked against it.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite181925214137341615Windsurf12131615252628272322911Wing181925214137341615

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, October

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 31% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, October

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour. A thermal wind: it builds with the heat of the day.

8am
9
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12pm
1pm
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6pm
Wind directionSWThe Maloja thermal blows from the south-west. Strong northerlies and Bise are not good for kiting.
Wind strength14 to 15 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, August to October, corrected against the MeteoSwiss Segl-Maria station. May to July show no figure.
When it blowsAfternoonNormally no wind in the morning; it arrives around noon on sunny days, June to September.

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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October's own records

The month's own figures from nine Octobers in the record, 2017 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days11 of 31Nine Octobers in the record
Strongest measured gust64 ktOctober 2017, MeteoSwiss Segl-Maria station, 3.8 km away. Twelve Octobers measured, 2014 to 2025. Station, not the beach.
Wind, rideable hours15 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air8.8°CMaximum
Hours over 12 kt2.2 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeSeptember37%11 rideable days in 30
Your monthOctober34%11 rideable days in 31
AfterNovember16%5 rideable days in 30

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

Camping SilvaplanaCampsite · No reservationsCampsite by the kite meadow, 8 May to 31 October 2026. No reservations.
Albana HotelHotel · SilvaplanaHotel in the village with two restaurants and the Kamino Bar.
Conrad’s Mountain LodgeLodge · Five minutes’ walk to the lakeWood-and-stone lodge rooms in Silvaplana village that both lake schools send riders to. Swiss Kitesurf offers packages with it.
Aparthotel Chesa BellavalApartments · 500 m to the kite meadowSelf-catering apartments in Silvaplana that Swiss Kitesurf works with, a short walk from the kite meadow at Mulets.
Hostel by Randolins$··Hostel · Suvretta · 10 minutes’ driveBudget hostel in Suvretta with a ski and bike room for gear and meals at the Berghotel next door, sold in packages by Windsurfing Silvaplana.
Youth Hostel St. Moritz$··Hostel · St. MoritzBudget beds in St. Moritz on Swiss Kitesurf’s partner list, about 5 km from the kite centre at Mulets.
Hotel Nira AlpinaHotel · SurlejUpmarket Swiss Kitesurf partner hotel in Surlej, across the lake neck from the kite centre and next to the Corvatsch lift.
Inn Lodge CelerinaHotel · CelerinaLodge-style sports hotel in Celerina on Swiss Kitesurf’s partner list, further down the valley.

Lessons

Swiss KitesurfSchool · Kite · Wing · VDWSKite, wing and children’s kite courses at the Kitebeach. The only school allowed to teach on its field.
Windsurfing SilvaplanaSchool · Wing · WindsurfWindsurf, wing foil and SUP lessons at Silvaplana and Sils Maria.

Kit

Swiss KitesurfRental · Kite · WingRental at the Kitebeach, a shop with a big test station, and kite and board repairs on site.
Windsurfing SilvaplanaRental · Wing · WindsurfRental, shop and repairs at station 1.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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The zone plan and the licence

Kitebeach Mulets
Low—Mid—High—

A lake with no tide. The Maloja arrives around noon on sunny days.

Windsurf station 1, Silvaplana
Low—Mid—High—

A lake with no tide.

Windsurf station 2, Sils Maria
Low—Mid—High—

A lake with no tide.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Cold water, rescue & the thermal

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Zone plan and entryKiters may enter the lake only at the Kitebeach. Launching and landing elsewhere on the shore is forbidden without permission from the landowner, the municipality and Pro Lej da Segl. A VDWS level 4 or IKO level 3J licence is required.
Windsurf training zoneKiting is prohibited in the windsurf training zone, which is marked by buoys.
EmergenciesIn an emergency call 112. Ambulance 144, police 117, Rega air rescue 1414.
Light wind and rescueThe rescue boat is ready in summer, but rescues in light wind are made only in exceptional cases. Be ready to swim to shore.
Cold water and strong windThe water is around 10 to 14°C in summer. South and south-west winds are often much stronger than forecast. Rig for more wind than the forecast shows.
Zones and entry points

The lake runs on a zone plan agreed with the municipality. Kiters enter and leave only at the Kitebeach; launching and landing elsewhere on the shore is forbidden without permission from the landowner, the municipality and Pro Lej da Segl. Kiting is prohibited in the windsurf training zone marked by buoys.

Cold water, light wind and rescue

The water is cold, around 10 to 14°C in summer from compiled research. The rescue boat is ready in summer, but rescues in light wind are made only in exceptional cases: be ready to swim to shore. South and south-west winds are often much stronger than forecast.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportZurich (ZRH)Zurich, Milan and Innsbruck are the nearest international airports. Zurich to the Engadin is about 200 km, 3 hours by road.
SeasonAugust to OctoberThe windiest months the record publishes. Windsurf Magazine gives the Maloja season as June to September; May to July show no figure.
Getting aroundTrain, bus or carThe Rhaetian Railway runs to St. Moritz and Engadin Bus serves the valley. By road over the Julier or Maloja Pass.
What to pack
SettingAlpine lake. A lake high in the Upper Engadin. Two schools and a kite beach on the shore.WaterCold. Around 10 to 14°C in summer, from compiled research, not measured. A 3/2 is the minimum in July and August.ChopStation 1. Side-shore and choppy at Silvaplana; flat and offshore at Sils Maria.LaunchKitebeach only. Kiters enter and leave only at the Kitebeach, and need a licence and the membership.KitRent or bring. Swiss Kitesurf and Windsurfing Silvaplana rent kit.
Kite sizes for October

Derived from the 14 to 15 kt mean over rideable hours, August to October, corrected against the Segl-Maria station, not from a fitted quiver. May to July show no figure: ask Swiss Kitesurf on the day.

60 to 70 kg10 and 12 m70 to 85 kg11 and 13 m85 kg and up12 and 14 m
JFMAMJJASOND

Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from ecmwf_ifs at 9 km, cell 3.07 km from the spot, January 2017 to September 2026, 9 to 10 years a month, corrected by month and hour against the MeteoSwiss station at Segl-Maria 3.79 km away. May, June and July are withheld: their error out of sample is over 10 points. The uncorrected models do not resolve the Maloja thermal.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, season, when it blowsWrittenFrom Windsurf Magazine, Engadin tourism and Swiss Kitesurf. Strength read from the corrected record.
02The month’s recordsRecordNine to ten years a month, corrected against the Segl-Maria station. No share shows for May to July.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenChecked on each business’s own website or a named rider source, most recently on 27 September 2026. Price bands only where a price is published.
04Tide windowsMissingA lake: no tide.
05Zones, rules and rescueWrittenFrom Swiss Kitesurf’s spot rules, agreed with the municipality, and the Engadin tourism page. The municipal instrument itself was not read. Emergency numbers from the federal administration.
06Airports, access, packingWrittenFrom the Engadin tourism arrival page. Water temperature and crowds from compiled research. No kite sizes derived.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches.

The record

Hourly wind, 2017 to 2026, from ECMWF IFS HRES via Open-Meteo: a 9 km grid, read at the cell 3.1 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over nine to ten years.

What we could not source for Silvaplana

Figures for May, June and July, where the station check left too wide a margin. The municipal zone plan and its instrument, read first hand. A crowd count: the months above are compiled research. A water quality classification, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Surveyed launch coordinates. A measured water temperature.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Source: MeteoSwiss, CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (MeteoSwiss open government data). Hero photograph on the spot page by Liyanglanfei, CC BY-SA 4.0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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