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Boca Reservoir kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Californie

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1,712 m 39.41 | -120.09

Overview

Boca Reservoir is a kitesurf spot located on a mountain reservoir near Truckee, in the California Sierra Nevada. This high-altitude lake (1712 m) offers west to southwest thermal winds and a flat water area ideal for kitesurfing. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders during the summer season.

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Spot forecast for Boca Reservoir

Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 18:14

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

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Boca Reservoir: 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

169h

in July · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 169 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 8 rideable days8 d J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 12 rideable days N December: 9 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 8 rideable days8 d J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 18 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 18 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 12 rideable days N December: 9 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 6 °C. The wettest month is March, with 126 mm.

Monthly averages: Boca Reservoir
Monthly averages — Boca Reservoir — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 8.0 46 h 6 °C 30 mm
February 15.5 100 h 6 °C 94 mm
March 18.0 148 h 7 °C 126 mm
April 18.0 112 h 13 °C 14 mm
May 19.0 147 h 19 °C 13 mm
June 24.5 193 h 26 °C 0 mm
July 25.5 169 h 30 °C 0 mm
August 24.0 171 h 28 °C 8 mm
September 18.0 118 h 25 °C 4 mm
October 17.5 110 h 17 °C 14 mm
November 12.0 72 h 10 °C 46 mm
December 9.0 59 h 8 °C 84 mm

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Technical details of Boca Reservoir spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: WNW, NW.

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

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