Overview

Jordanelle is a kitesurf spot on Jordanelle Reservoir, a mountain lake at 1,887m elevation near Park City and Heber City. This 13 km² reservoir offers good fetch and consistent winds channeled by the valley. Clear, cold mountain water. Jordanelle State Park features beaches (Rock Cliff and Hailstone), ramps, and amenities. Spectacular Wasatch Mountains setting. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Jordanelle

Sunrise 07:42 · Sunset 18:38

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

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Jordanelle: 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

258h

in August · 30 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in August: 28 rideable days a month and 258 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 20 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is February, with 65 mm.

Monthly averages: Jordanelle

Monthly averages — Jordanelle — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.0	130 h	-1 °C	32 mm
February	23.0	162 h	2 °C	65 mm
March	27.5	219 h	5 °C	52 mm
April	28.5	209 h	12 °C	16 mm
May	28.5	239 h	17 °C	21 mm
June	28.0	237 h	27 °C	0 mm
July	27.5	238 h	30 °C	5 mm
August	30.0	258 h	28 °C	34 mm
September	27.0	194 h	24 °C	3 mm
October	27.5	222 h	17 °C	39 mm
November	24.0	179 h	9 °C	19 mm
December	20.0	144 h	5 °C	24 mm

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Technical details of Jordanelle spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, 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

Clear mountain freshwater. Water temperature from 2°C in winter (frozen) to 20°C in summer. Good fetch. Rocky to sandy bottom. Moderate chop. Full 4/3 wetsuit minimum, 5/3 in spring/fall. Elevation 1,887m.

Hazards

Cold water — hypothermia possible even in summer. Altitude (1,887m): increased fatigue. Mountain thunderstorms with lightning. Motorboat traffic in summer. Variable lake level. State Park entrance fee.

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Jordanelle Reservoir2.8 km

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