Overview

Moyie Lake is a mountain lake in the East Kootenays, at 945m elevation, between Cranbrook and the Alberta border. The N-S oriented lake is framed by the Rockies and Purcell Mountains. Moyie Lake Provincial Park on the east shore with beach and campground. Wind is channelled along the lake axis. Wild alpine scenery with little crowding.

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Spot forecast for Moyie Lake

Sunrise 08:12 · Sunset 18:43

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

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Moyie Lake: 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

111h

in March · 17 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are October, May and March, at 18 rideable days and 13 °C. The low point is January, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is December, with 42 mm.

Monthly averages: Moyie Lake

Monthly averages — Moyie Lake — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	81 h	-1 °C	5 mm
February	14.0	95 h	1 °C	28 mm
March	17.0	111 h	8 °C	12 mm
April	15.0	112 h	13 °C	4 mm
May	18.0	112 h	18 °C	2 mm
June	15.0	91 h	23 °C	9 mm
July	14.5	75 h	29 °C	15 mm
August	14.0	79 h	27 °C	7 mm
September	14.5	83 h	25 °C	1 mm
October	20.0	148 h	13 °C	9 mm
November	13.0	101 h	5 °C	32 mm
December	15.5	109 h	2 °C	42 mm

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Technical details of Moyie Lake 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. Moderate fetch along the N-S axis. Sand and pebble bottom. Cold water (mountain lake at 945m, 14-19°C in summer). Moderate depth.

Hazards

Cold water — wetsuit needed. Remote area with distant rescue services. Gusty wind in the mountain corridor. Floating logs possible. Limited cell coverage. Sudden mountain thunderstorms possible in afternoon.

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CRANBROOK AIRPORT AUTO27.4 kmsource Environment Canada

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Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies Intl26.9 km

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MOYIE BC CA EC-BC-TRAN5.2 km

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