Overview

Lacupolis is a kitesurf spot on Lake Pepin, a natural widening of the Mississippi, on the Wisconsin shore. Good water access with generous fetch on this 35 km long lake. Mississippi Valley bluffs provide a spectacular setting. Winds can be channeled by the valley. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Lacupolis - Lake Pepin

Sunrise 07:30 · 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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Lacupolis - Lake Pepin: 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

295h

in April · 27.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, March and October, at 26 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is July, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is June, with 179 mm.

Monthly averages: Lacupolis - Lake Pepin

Monthly averages — Lacupolis - 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	24.0	195 h	-3 °C	4 mm
February	21.5	181 h	3 °C	8 mm
March	25.0	244 h	10 °C	78 mm
April	27.5	295 h	14 °C	77 mm
May	21.5	217 h	22 °C	104 mm
June	23.0	231 h	26 °C	179 mm
July	16.5	138 h	29 °C	97 mm
August	19.0	158 h	27 °C	67 mm
September	21.0	171 h	26 °C	16 mm
October	24.5	223 h	19 °C	37 mm
November	22.5	195 h	7 °C	46 mm
December	21.5	145 h	-2 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Lacupolis - 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 and muddy bottom. Pleasant water in summer.

Hazards

Mississippi current. Bluffs channeling wind creating gusts. Sudden thunderstorms frequent. Barge and pleasure boat traffic. Cold water in spring and fall.

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