Overview

Hok-Si-La is a kitesurf spot on Lake Pepin, Minnesota side, near Lake City. Lake access from Hok-Si-La Park offering beach and amenities. Lake Pepin (35 km long) offers good fetch and varied conditions. Natural Mississippi Valley setting. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Hok-Si-La - Lake Pepin

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:16

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

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Hok-Si-La - Lake Pepin: when to go?

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Season · peak

315h

in April · 28 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in April: 26 rideable days a month and 315 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is August, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is June, with 176 mm.

Monthly averages: Hok-Si-La - Lake Pepin

Monthly averages — Hok-Si-La - Lake Pepin — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	189 h	-3 °C	3 mm
February	21.5	187 h	2 °C	7 mm
March	26.5	259 h	9 °C	68 mm
April	28.0	315 h	13 °C	80 mm
May	23.0	233 h	21 °C	59 mm
June	22.5	227 h	25 °C	176 mm
July	19.0	157 h	28 °C	132 mm
August	18.5	154 h	26 °C	77 mm
September	19.0	160 h	25 °C	11 mm
October	26.0	228 h	18 °C	16 mm
November	22.0	193 h	7 °C	36 mm
December	22.0	153 h	-2 °C	30 mm

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Technical details of Hok-Si-La - Lake Pepin 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. Light Mississippi current. Moderate depth. Sandy bottom. Pleasant water in summer.

Hazards

Mississippi current. Winds channeled by the valley. Sudden thunderstorms. Barge and boat traffic. Cold water in spring.

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