Overview

Rum Creek is a kitesurf spot on the south shore of Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota. Lake access from Rum Creek offering significant fetch northward on this 536 km² lake. Varied summer conditions with chop possible in sustained winds. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Rum Creek / Mille Lacs

Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 18:20

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

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Rum Creek / Mille Lacs: 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

292h

in April · 26 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 23 rideable days a month on average, at 12 °C. It peaks in April, with 292 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is July, with 91 mm.

Monthly averages: Rum Creek / Mille Lacs

Monthly averages — Rum Creek / Mille Lacs — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	181 h	-6 °C	5 mm
February	22.0	180 h	-2 °C	16 mm
March	25.5	238 h	5 °C	32 mm
April	26.0	292 h	11 °C	71 mm
May	25.5	275 h	19 °C	58 mm
June	22.5	253 h	23 °C	80 mm
July	20.5	189 h	26 °C	91 mm
August	22.0	206 h	24 °C	90 mm
September	22.0	210 h	23 °C	25 mm
October	26.0	255 h	15 °C	12 mm
November	20.5	189 h	5 °C	24 mm
December	20.5	159 h	-5 °C	15 mm

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Technical details of Rum Creek / Mille Lacs 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

Freshwater with chop in sustained winds. Good fetch northward from the south shore. Moderate depth. Sandy bottom. Water warms in summer.

Hazards

Mille Lacs Lake can become rough quickly. Sudden thunderstorms frequent. Heavy boat traffic. Very large lake with changing conditions. Check weather.

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