Overview

Kin Beach is located on the north shore of Okanagan Lake, near Vernon. The spot provides access to Okanagan Lake in its wider northern section. Sandy beach with municipal facilities. Thermal winds blow from the south in the afternoon during summer. Panoramic views of the lake and Okanagan mountains.

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Spot forecast for Kin Beach / Okanagan Beach

Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 17:55

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

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Kin Beach / Okanagan Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

38h

in July · 9.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 7 rideable days a month and 38 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is February, at 3 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 3%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is December, with 32 mm.

Monthly averages: Kin Beach / Okanagan Beach

Monthly averages — Kin Beach / Okanagan 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	4.0	20 h	1 °C	13 mm
February	3.0	18 h	2 °C	16 mm
March	3.5	23 h	11 °C	14 mm
April	7.5	41 h	16 °C	8 mm
May	6.0	40 h	21 °C	17 mm
June	7.5	36 h	25 °C	10 mm
July	9.5	38 h	31 °C	7 mm
August	8.5	38 h	30 °C	8 mm
September	5.5	29 h	25 °C	6 mm
October	4.5	30 h	14 °C	10 mm
November	3.5	15 h	7 °C	17 mm
December	3.0	16 h	4 °C	32 mm

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Technical details of Kin Beach / Okanagan Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Fresh water. Flat to choppy water. Sandy bottom. Good fetch from the south along the full lake length. Warm water in summer (18-22°C). Progressive depth from the beach.

Hazards

Boat traffic in summer. Swimming zone to respect. Thermal wind can be irregular. Motorboats and jet-skis frequent on the lake.

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