Overview

Blue Lagoon is a kitesurf spot located on Lake St. Clair, in southeastern Michigan, near the mouth of the St. Clair River. This spot offers access to Lake St. Clair's vast water body in a relatively sheltered area. The evocative spot name suggests an area with calmer, turquoise waters. The shallow lake warms quickly in summer, offering pleasant conditions for kitesurfing and wingfoiling.

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Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 18:41

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

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Blue Lagoon: when to go?

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Season · peak

348h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to June, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 348 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is September, at 21.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 83 mm.

Monthly averages: Blue Lagoon

Monthly averages — Blue Lagoon — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	260 h	-1 °C	62 mm
February	24.5	221 h	3 °C	15 mm
March	29.5	317 h	9 °C	50 mm
April	29.0	366 h	15 °C	64 mm
May	30.5	348 h	20 °C	54 mm
June	30.0	334 h	27 °C	65 mm
July	26.0	247 h	28 °C	53 mm
August	25.0	262 h	26 °C	83 mm
September	21.5	190 h	24 °C	17 mm
October	27.5	241 h	18 °C	19 mm
November	25.5	242 h	9 °C	36 mm
December	26.5	232 h	1 °C	77 mm

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Technical details of Blue Lagoon spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Lake St. Clair water body, very shallow with flat water to short chop conditions. Water warms well in summer, allowing riding in a shorty from June to September. Sandy bottom. Relatively sheltered area with less rough conditions than the center of the lake. St. Clair River current can influence conditions in this northern area of the lake.

Hazards

Very shallow lake — risk of hitting the bottom. Very heavy boat traffic in summer on Lake St. Clair. Current from the nearby St. Clair River. Commercial shipping channel — never cross it. Violent thunderstorms possible with lightning risk — exit water immediately. Water can be turbid in some areas.

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