Sims Park / Lake Erie kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United States · Ohio

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 170 m 41.62 | -81.52

Overview

Sims Park is a spot on Lake Erie at Euclid, in Cleveland's eastern suburbs. This park offers lake access with waves in north winds.

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Spot forecast for Sims Park / Lake Erie

Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 18:37

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

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Sims Park / Lake Erie: 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

314h

in March · 28 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 26 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in March, with 314 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days28 d M April: 28 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days23 d A September: 25 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days28 d M April: 28 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 25 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days23 d A September: 25 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is June, with 94 mm.

Monthly averages: Sims Park / Lake Erie
Monthly averages — Sims Park / Lake Erie — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.5 286 h -1 °C 45 mm
February 26.0 230 h 3 °C 33 mm
March 28.0 314 h 10 °C 43 mm
April 28.0 310 h 14 °C 46 mm
May 25.5 260 h 20 °C 60 mm
June 24.5 225 h 26 °C 94 mm
July 25.0 193 h 27 °C 46 mm
August 23.0 214 h 26 °C 74 mm
September 25.0 183 h 24 °C 20 mm
October 26.0 233 h 18 °C 85 mm
November 26.0 252 h 10 °C 43 mm
December 27.5 240 h 3 °C 61 mm

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Technical details of Sims Park / Lake Erie 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

Great Lake with waves in north winds. Freshwater. Season April to November.

Hazards

Powerful waves. Coastal currents. Fast-developing storms. Cold water — wetsuit recommended.

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