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Great Salt Plains kitesurf, wingfoil and landkite spot

United States · Oklahoma

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 341 m 36.72 | -98.21

Overview

Great Salt Plains is a unique kitesurf spot on Great Salt Plains Lake and its vast salt flats in north-central Oklahoma. This National Wildlife Refuge site offers miles of flat, smooth salt plains perfect for kiting and landkiting. The adjacent lake provides shallow water for kitesurfing. Powerful and consistent winds from all directions on this obstacle-free expanse. Surreal landscape resembling a salt desert. Season from April to November.

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Spot forecast for Great Salt Plains

Sunrise 07:45 · Sunset 18:50

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

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Great Salt Plains: when to go?

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Season · peak

336h

in March · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 23 °C. It peaks in March, with 336 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 27 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days30 d M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 27 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days30 d M April: 29.5 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 28 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is April, with 92 mm.

Monthly averages: Great Salt Plains
Monthly averages — Great Salt Plains — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 250 h 5 °C 27 mm
February 27.0 279 h 12 °C 7 mm
March 30.0 336 h 20 °C 8 mm
April 29.5 375 h 24 °C 92 mm
May 29.5 326 h 27 °C 50 mm
June 28.0 327 h 33 °C 41 mm
July 28.5 308 h 34 °C 62 mm
August 29.0 322 h 34 °C 80 mm
September 25.5 259 h 31 °C 10 mm
October 29.5 306 h 27 °C 23 mm
November 28.0 266 h 17 °C 68 mm
December 28.5 259 h 13 °C 1 mm

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Technical details of Great Salt Plains 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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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Very shallow brackish water on the lake. Flat, hard salt plains when dry — perfect for landkiting. Water temperature from 5°C in winter to 30°C in summer. Salt and mud bottom. Extremely variable water level — often very low. No wetsuit needed for landkiting, shorty for water in summer.

Hazards

TORNADOES: monitor weather constantly. Violent supercell thunderstorms April to June. Very powerful winds with no obstacles on the plains. Extreme summer heat with salt reflection — rapid dehydration. Salt irritating to eyes and skin — rinse after session. Wildlife Refuge areas closed for nesting — respect signs. Rattlesnakes.

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