Overview

El Dorado Lake is a 3,200-hectare reservoir in the Flint Hills, near Wichita. Boulder Bluff Point offers excellent access and good southern wind exposure. The lake benefits from generous fetch across the Flint Hills prairies.

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Spot forecast for Boulder Bluff Point / El Dorado Lake

Sunrise 07:40 · Sunset 18:43

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

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Boulder Bluff Point / El Dorado Lake: 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

156h

in March · 18.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, October and March, at 20 rideable days and 25 °C. The low point is January, at 12.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 2 °C. The wettest month is June, with 182 mm.

Monthly averages: Boulder Bluff Point / El Dorado Lake

Monthly averages — Boulder Bluff Point / El Dorado Lake — 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	89 h	2 °C	43 mm
February	16.0	101 h	10 °C	19 mm
March	18.5	156 h	18 °C	16 mm
April	18.0	163 h	21 °C	137 mm
May	13.0	84 h	25 °C	126 mm
June	17.5	209 h	31 °C	182 mm
July	21.5	228 h	33 °C	57 mm
August	15.0	137 h	31 °C	91 mm
September	17.5	135 h	28 °C	29 mm
October	19.5	178 h	24 °C	51 mm
November	14.5	108 h	15 °C	60 mm
December	17.5	130 h	11 °C	1 mm

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Technical details of Boulder Bluff Point / El Dorado Lake spot

The spot works with winds from N, SSE, S, SSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Large freshwater reservoir with good fetch. Sandy and rocky shorelines. Can develop serious chop in strong winds. Relatively clear water for a Kansas lake.

Hazards

Tornado Alley — thunderstorms and tornadoes. Lightning. Blue-green algae blooms possible. Boat traffic. Rocky shore at Boulder Bluff — dangerous in strong onshore winds.

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