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New Johns Lake kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Dakota du Nord

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 561 m 47.32 | -100.65

Overview

New Johns Lake is a kitesurfing spot located on a lake in central North Dakota. This Great Plains water body offers regular west to southwest winds, typical of this windy region. The lake provides a flat water body suitable for intermediate riders. The sailing season runs from spring to autumn.

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Spot forecast for New Johns Lake

Sunrise 08:08 · Sunset 18:45

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

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New Johns 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

171h

in January · 19 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, March and November, at 18 rideable days and 0 °C. The low point is July, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 19 rideable days19 d J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J August: 11 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 19 rideable days19 d J February: 15.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days M June: 15 rideable days J July: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J August: 11 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 16 rideable days O November: 17 rideable days N December: 14.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 36%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 -8 °C. The wettest month is May, with 78 mm.

Monthly averages: New Johns Lake
Monthly averages — New Johns 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 19.0 171 h -8 °C 4 mm
February 15.5 148 h -5 °C 8 mm
March 17.5 175 h 4 °C 10 mm
April 15.5 164 h 12 °C 31 mm
May 14.5 150 h 19 °C 78 mm
June 15.0 180 h 22 °C 40 mm
July 9.5 80 h 27 °C 74 mm
August 11.0 112 h 25 °C 19 mm
September 11.5 101 h 25 °C 8 mm
October 16.0 141 h 16 °C 52 mm
November 17.0 132 h 3 °C 29 mm
December 14.5 121 h -5 °C 11 mm

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Technical details of New Johns Lake spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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