Overview

Spaceballs is a spot on Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois. Flat water on the state's largest reservoir.

Spot forecast for Spaceballs

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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Spaceballs: 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

320h

in March · 29 rideable days

The season runs from December to June, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 320 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is September, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 274 mm.

Monthly averages: Spaceballs

Monthly averages — Spaceballs — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.5	228 h	1 °C	104 mm
February	25.5	251 h	8 °C	24 mm
March	29.0	320 h	16 °C	67 mm
April	27.0	311 h	19 °C	203 mm
May	26.0	281 h	24 °C	91 mm
June	25.0	260 h	30 °C	146 mm
July	22.0	168 h	30 °C	274 mm
August	20.0	174 h	29 °C	5 mm
September	13.5	115 h	28 °C	40 mm
October	21.5	195 h	23 °C	30 mm
November	23.5	219 h	13 °C	63 mm
December	25.0	220 h	6 °C	57 mm

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Technical details of Spaceballs 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

Flat water. Good fetch. Freshwater. Season May to October.

Hazards

Boat traffic. Summer thunderstorms. Shallow areas.

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