Name: Ski Cove
Address: US

Overview

Ski Cove is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Mohave, on the border between Nevada and Arizona. This cove offers a calm and sheltered body of water with thermal winds from the south and southwest. The area is suitable for kitesurfing with good launching from the shore. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders in a desert setting along the Colorado River.

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Spot forecast for Ski Cove

Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 17:57

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

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Ski Cove: 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

339h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in August: 29 rideable days a month and 339 hours of usable wind, at 41 °C. The low point is November, at 22 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 47%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is November, with 18 mm.

Monthly averages: Ski Cove

Monthly averages — Ski Cove — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	24.5	186 h	18 °C	6 mm
February	25.5	216 h	22 °C	9 mm
March	28.5	252 h	24 °C	9 mm
April	26.5	271 h	30 °C	2 mm
May	29.5	304 h	35 °C	8 mm
June	28.5	342 h	42 °C	0 mm
July	29.5	346 h	45 °C	0 mm
August	31.0	339 h	43 °C	1 mm
September	27.0	212 h	39 °C	0 mm
October	25.5	206 h	33 °C	0 mm
November	22.0	169 h	23 °C	18 mm
December	24.5	208 h	21 °C	4 mm

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Technical details of Ski Cove spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, WNW, NW, 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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