Overview

Lake Ocheda is a kitesurf spot in southwestern Minnesota near Worthington. Prairie lake with excellent wind exposure. Flat surrounding terrain. Altitude 480 m. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Lake Ocheda

Sunrise 07:42 · Sunset 18:31

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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 Ocheda: 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

306h

in January · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in January, with 306 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is June, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Ocheda

Monthly averages — Lake Ocheda — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.5	306 h	-4 °C	6 mm
February	27.0	293 h	1 °C	4 mm
March	30.0	368 h	8 °C	56 mm
April	29.5	404 h	14 °C	59 mm
May	30.5	381 h	20 °C	105 mm
June	28.0	344 h	26 °C	117 mm
July	27.5	267 h	27 °C	32 mm
August	26.0	266 h	25 °C	32 mm
September	26.0	256 h	25 °C	5 mm
October	29.5	321 h	18 °C	25 mm
November	28.0	262 h	6 °C	50 mm
December	29.5	274 h	-1 °C	12 mm

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Technical details of Lake Ocheda 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 flat water conditions. Excellent wind exposure. Moderate depth. Muddy bottom. Water warms in summer.

Hazards

Sudden and violent prairie thunderstorms. Strong gusty winds. Boat traffic in summer.

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Worthington, Worthington Municipal Airport6.8 kmsource noaa

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EW3286 Round Lake MN US9 km

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WORTHI MN US UPR5.9 km

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