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Harbor Light Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Illinois

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 137 m 38.71 | -89.29

Overview

Harbor Light Bay is a spot on Carlyle Lake, Illinois' largest man-made lake. Good flat water with fetch.

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Spot forecast for Harbor Light Bay

Sunrise 07:11 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Harbor Light Bay: when to go?

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Season · peak

315h

in March · 28 rideable days

The season runs from December to June, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 315 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is September, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days28 d M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 20.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days12 d S October: 21 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days28 d M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 20.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days12 d S October: 21 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

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 April, with 273 mm.

Monthly averages: Harbor Light Bay
Monthly averages — Harbor Light Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 219 h 1 °C 79 mm
February 25.0 244 h 8 °C 28 mm
March 28.0 315 h 16 °C 94 mm
April 27.5 307 h 19 °C 273 mm
May 24.0 264 h 24 °C 148 mm
June 25.0 251 h 30 °C 94 mm
July 20.5 174 h 30 °C 264 mm
August 18.5 159 h 29 °C 8 mm
September 12.0 110 h 28 °C 49 mm
October 21.0 191 h 23 °C 26 mm
November 22.5 222 h 13 °C 74 mm
December 24.5 211 h 6 °C 65 mm

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Technical details of Harbor Light Bay spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

Flat water on a large lake. Good fetch. Freshwater. Season May to October.

Hazards

Boat traffic in summer. Summer thunderstorms. Shallow areas.

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