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Seneca State Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States · New York

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 148 m 42.87 | -76.93

Overview

Seneca State Beach is located on the shores of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region, at 148 m elevation. Seneca Lake is the deepest of the Finger Lakes and offers a good water body for kitesurfing. The lake is long and narrow, oriented north-south, channeling winds along the lake axis.

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Spot forecast for Seneca State Beach

Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 18:17

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Seneca State Beach: when to go?

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Season · peak

295h

in April · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to April, peaking in April: 28 rideable days a month and 295 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is September, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d A May: 24.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 27 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is June, with 139 mm.

Monthly averages: Seneca State Beach
Monthly averages — Seneca State Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 260 h 0 °C 62 mm
February 26.5 256 h 3 °C 34 mm
March 29.0 323 h 10 °C 41 mm
April 29.5 295 h 14 °C 77 mm
May 24.5 274 h 21 °C 75 mm
June 24.0 270 h 26 °C 139 mm
July 23.0 190 h 29 °C 65 mm
August 23.0 220 h 26 °C 90 mm
September 15.5 137 h 24 °C 41 mm
October 24.5 219 h 17 °C 64 mm
November 24.5 231 h 9 °C 64 mm
December 27.0 250 h 1 °C 61 mm

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Technical details of Seneca State Beach spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Fresh waters of Seneca Lake. Fetch along the north-south lake axis. Moderate chop. Deep water (very deep lake). Rocky and sandy bottom. Cold water due to depth.

Hazards

Very cold waters even in summer due to lake depth. Winds can be channeled and irregular. Boat traffic. Sudden thunderstorms possible.

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