Caseville kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United States · Michigan

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 176 m 43.95 | -83.28

Overview

Caseville is a kitesurf spot located at the northern tip of Michigan's Thumb, at the junction of Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. This small resort town, famous for its annual Cheeseburger Festival, offers access to open waters with good wind exposure from multiple directions. The position at the Thumb's tip captures winds from northwest to northeast. Sandy beach with wave conditions in north winds.

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Spot forecast for Caseville

Sunrise 07:54 · 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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Caseville: 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

343h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, January and March, at 30 rideable days and 7 °C. The low point is September, at 21.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 29.5 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d S October: 28 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 29.5 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 29 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 29 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d S October: 28 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 59 mm.

Monthly averages: Caseville
Monthly averages — Caseville — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.5 291 h -2 °C 44 mm
February 25.0 245 h 1 °C 25 mm
March 29.0 337 h 6 °C 59 mm
April 28.5 356 h 12 °C 43 mm
May 30.5 343 h 17 °C 22 mm
June 29.0 354 h 24 °C 48 mm
July 23.5 218 h 25 °C 25 mm
August 26.0 265 h 24 °C 27 mm
September 21.5 190 h 21 °C 23 mm
October 28.0 275 h 16 °C 38 mm
November 26.5 260 h 7 °C 29 mm
December 29.0 263 h 0 °C 52 mm

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Technical details of Caseville spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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
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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Water body at the junction of Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. North to northeast winds generate waves of 1 to 1.5 meters with good fetch. Multiple exposure thanks to the Thumb tip position. Cold water — full wetsuit required except in midsummer. Sandy bottom. Saginaw Bay offers calmer conditions, while the Lake Huron side is more exposed.

Hazards

Currents possible at the Thumb tip where Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron waters meet. Cold water with hypothermia risk. Shoals and sandbars possible. Recreational boat traffic in summer. Violent thunderstorms possible with lightning risk — exit water immediately. Commercial shipping offshore on Lake Huron.

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