Millerton Lake Sunset Point Day Use Area kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Californie

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 169 m 37.02 | -119.67

Overview

Millerton Lake Sunset Point is a kitesurf spot located on Millerton Lake, in California's Central Valley. This reservoir offers regular afternoon west thermal winds, with a flat water area suitable for intermediate riders. The Sunset Point Day Use Area provides good access to the water.

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Spot forecast for Millerton Lake Sunset Point Day Use Area

Sunrise 07:11 · Sunset 18:15

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

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Millerton Lake Sunset Point Day Use Area: 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

171h

in July · 29 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 24 rideable days a month and 171 hours of usable wind, at 33 °C. The low point is December, at 1.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 3.5 rideable days J February: 5 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 8.5 rideable days O November: 3 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 3.5 rideable days J February: 5 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 29 rideable days29 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 8.5 rideable days O November: 3 rideable days N December: 1.5 rideable days1.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is February, with 118 mm.

Monthly averages: Millerton Lake Sunset Point Day Use Area
Monthly averages — Millerton Lake Sunset Point Day Use Area — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 3.5 17 h 14 °C 26 mm
February 5.0 23 h 16 °C 118 mm
March 9.5 53 h 17 °C 76 mm
April 13.0 66 h 21 °C 26 mm
May 22.0 133 h 28 °C 4 mm
June 27.5 186 h 34 °C 0 mm
July 29.0 171 h 37 °C 0 mm
August 24.0 134 h 36 °C 0 mm
September 15.0 75 h 32 °C 10 mm
October 8.5 47 h 26 °C 17 mm
November 3.0 18 h 17 °C 74 mm
December 1.5 7 h 13 °C 28 mm

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Technical details of Millerton Lake Sunset Point Day Use Area 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: Depending on conditions WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: SW, NW.

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

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