Alum Creek Park / Alum Creek Lake kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Ohio

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 270 m 40.19 | -82.97

Overview

Alum Creek Park is another access point to Alum Creek Lake near Columbus. This park offers access to the popular kitesurf reservoir in central Ohio.

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Spot forecast for Alum Creek Park / Alum Creek Lake

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:45

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

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Alum Creek Park / Alum Creek 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

299h

in March · 28 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, January and April, at 27 rideable days and 10 °C. The low point is September, at 12.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days28 d M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 20.5 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 26.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days28 d M April: 25.5 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 12.5 rideable days12.5 d S October: 20.5 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is May, with 82 mm.

Monthly averages: Alum Creek Park / Alum Creek Lake
Monthly averages — Alum Creek Park / Alum Creek 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 26.5 244 h 0 °C 49 mm
February 21.0 197 h 6 °C 54 mm
March 28.0 299 h 13 °C 31 mm
April 25.5 293 h 18 °C 54 mm
May 22.0 220 h 22 °C 82 mm
June 23.0 191 h 28 °C 69 mm
July 17.5 133 h 30 °C 33 mm
August 18.5 149 h 28 °C 82 mm
September 12.5 95 h 27 °C 49 mm
October 20.5 156 h 20 °C 26 mm
November 24.0 214 h 11 °C 52 mm
December 24.5 226 h 4 °C 54 mm

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Technical details of Alum Creek Park / Alum Creek Lake 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
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Flat reservoir water. Good fetch. Freshwater. Season May to October.

Hazards

Boat traffic. Summer thunderstorms. Shallow areas.

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