A Guide to Windsurfing Conditions
Wind Direction | North/North East | East | South East | South | South West | West | North West |
Launching | Hard | Easy | Fairly Easy | Hard | Easy | Easy | Hard |
| Comments | Possibly the worst two directions. Wind is extremely gusty in front of the Clubhouse. Areas C & D will be the best but not ideal. Reach along the foreshore. | Opposite to the prevailing wind often lower temperatures too. Areas B,C and D will work, but most windsurfers will stick around B, in front of the clubhouse. Reach from shore to shore. | More or less coming from the dam. If you're prepared to work upwind a little you get good wind at C and D. Excellent long reaching from the club to the dam, more waves closer to the dam. | Coming right at the clubhouse the reach will be along the shore. Not the best, but if you are work upwind towards the far shore you can reach from A through B to C and if the wind shifts round the corner D too. | Wind can be hit or miss here. SSW is usually great, given good reaches across B to the far shore. SW can be either excellent or gusty. | The prevailing wind gives excellent conditions reaching from the club to the far shore area B. Best attended. | Setting off will be difficult in gusty winds even for experienced windsurfers. Around 100 yards towards A you can get a good reach towards the mouth of the reservir (through A) |
Last updated 12:49 on 9 March 2025