Overview

Long Lake is a kitesurfing spot located on a small lake in northern California. This body of water offers afternoon thermal winds from the west and flat water conditions suitable for intermediate riders. A quiet local spot for freshwater kitesurfing sessions.

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Spot forecast for Long Lake

Sunrise 07:22 · Sunset 18:21

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

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Long 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

34h

in March · 6.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to May, peaking in March: 4 rideable days a month and 34 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is July, at 0.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 13 °C. The wettest month is February, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Long Lake

Monthly averages — Long 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	1.5	7 h	15 °C	55 mm
February	3.5	21 h	16 °C	121 mm
March	6.5	34 h	18 °C	31 mm
April	3.5	17 h	24 °C	11 mm
May	3.5	26 h	30 °C	5 mm
June	1.0	6 h	32 °C	0 mm
July	0.5	3 h	34 °C	0 mm
August	1.0	5 h	33 °C	0 mm
September	2.0	11 h	31 °C	0 mm
October	2.5	14 h	26 °C	17 mm
November	1.0	5 h	17 °C	113 mm
December	2.0	11 h	13 °C	84 mm

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Technical details of Long Lake spot

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

Depending on conditions: WNW, 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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