Overview

Diaz Lake is a kitesurf spot located on a small lake in the Owens Valley, in eastern California, at 1,119 m altitude. This lake offers west to southwest thermal winds channeled by the valley between the Sierra Nevada and the White Mountains. Flat water suited for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Diaz Lake

Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 18:09

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

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Diaz 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

52h

in May · 12 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 8 rideable days a month and 52 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is February, at 2 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is February, with 25 mm.

Monthly averages: Diaz Lake

Monthly averages — Diaz 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	4.5	21 h	14 °C	0 mm
February	2.0	12 h	16 °C	25 mm
March	9.0	45 h	18 °C	5 mm
April	8.0	45 h	23 °C	0 mm
May	12.0	52 h	29 °C	2 mm
June	9.0	42 h	36 °C	2 mm
July	7.0	40 h	38 °C	1 mm
August	6.5	33 h	36 °C	0 mm
September	7.0	31 h	32 °C	1 mm
October	3.5	18 h	26 °C	8 mm
November	3.0	13 h	17 °C	18 mm
December	2.5	15 h	16 °C	13 mm

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Technical details of Diaz Lake spot

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

Depending on conditions: WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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