Overview

Elephant Butte Lake is a kitesurf spot located in New Mexico, at 1375 m altitude. This large dam lake on the Rio Grande offers an extensive water area with dominant southwest and west winds. Afternoon thermal winds are regular and powerful. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with an excellent flat water area for freeride and freestyle.

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Spot forecast for Elephant Butte Lake New Mexico

Sunrise 07:17 · Sunset 18:29

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

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Elephant Butte Lake New Mexico: when to go?

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Season · peak

237h

in May · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to August, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 237 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is December, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 12 °C. The wettest month is September, with 14 mm.

Monthly averages: Elephant Butte Lake New Mexico

Monthly averages — Elephant Butte Lake New Mexico — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.0	87 h	12 °C	3 mm
February	22.5	131 h	19 °C	9 mm
March	26.5	220 h	20 °C	0 mm
April	25.5	216 h	25 °C	2 mm
May	28.5	237 h	30 °C	0 mm
June	25.5	188 h	35 °C	2 mm
July	24.5	146 h	35 °C	13 mm
August	23.0	117 h	35 °C	12 mm
September	18.0	106 h	31 °C	14 mm
October	18.5	114 h	27 °C	2 mm
November	13.0	87 h	20 °C	11 mm
December	9.5	44 h	17 °C	0 mm

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Technical details of Elephant Butte Lake New Mexico spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, SSE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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