Overview

Lake Herman is a small lake located near Benicia in California. This body of water offers thermal winds from the west to northwest in the afternoon, channeled by the surrounding hills. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders with a modest-sized body of water but reliable winds.

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Spot forecast for Lake Herman

Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:24

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

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Lake Herman: 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

508h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 29 rideable days a month and 508 hours of usable wind, at 24 °C. The low point is December, at 6.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 46%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is December, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Herman

Monthly averages — Lake Herman — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.0	69 h	15 °C	40 mm
February	14.0	98 h	15 °C	94 mm
March	25.0	250 h	16 °C	34 mm
April	28.0	317 h	20 °C	16 mm
May	30.0	470 h	23 °C	13 mm
June	30.0	504 h	26 °C	0 mm
July	31.0	508 h	28 °C	0 mm
August	31.0	467 h	29 °C	0 mm
September	29.5	374 h	28 °C	1 mm
October	21.5	214 h	25 °C	15 mm
November	11.5	88 h	17 °C	63 mm
December	6.5	40 h	13 °C	108 mm

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Technical details of Lake Herman spot

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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