Overview

CJ Strike is a kitesurf spot on CJ Strike Reservoir, a Snake River reservoir in the high desert of southwestern Idaho. This large lake offers good fetch and powerful thermal winds channeled by the Snake River canyon. Spectacular high desert landscape with basalt cliffs. Season from May to October. Boat ramp available.

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Spot forecast for CJ Strike

Sunrise 08:03 · Sunset 18:53

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

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CJ Strike: 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

175h

in July · 25 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 175 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is December, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is August, with 32 mm.

Monthly averages: CJ Strike

Monthly averages — CJ Strike — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.5	83 h	5 °C	22 mm
February	13.0	89 h	9 °C	24 mm
March	17.0	130 h	14 °C	26 mm
April	21.5	183 h	19 °C	20 mm
May	24.5	227 h	24 °C	16 mm
June	21.0	198 h	31 °C	0 mm
July	25.0	175 h	37 °C	2 mm
August	20.0	137 h	34 °C	32 mm
September	11.5	83 h	30 °C	27 mm
October	14.0	90 h	20 °C	9 mm
November	8.5	61 h	12 °C	4 mm
December	8.0	47 h	9 °C	21 mm

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Technical details of CJ Strike spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Snake River freshwater. Water temperature from 5°C in spring to 22°C in summer. Large reservoir with good fetch. Rocky (basalt) to sandy bottom. River current possible. Full 4/3 wetsuit in spring/fall, shorty in summer.

Hazards

Powerful thermal winds channeled by the canyon — gusts possible. Snake River current in some sections. Basalt cliffs and rocks along shoreline. Rattlesnakes frequent in the high desert. Thunderstorms with lightning in summer. Fishing boat traffic. Summer desert heat.

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