Overview

Lake Sarah is a kitesurf spot in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. Inland lake with flat water conditions. Convenient access from the Twin Cities. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Lake Sarah

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:21

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

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Lake Sarah: 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

334h

in April · 28 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 24 rideable days a month on average, at 13 °C. It peaks in April, with 334 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is June, with 145 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Sarah

Monthly averages — Lake Sarah — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	209 h	-5 °C	1 mm
February	22.0	214 h	0 °C	10 mm
March	27.0	293 h	8 °C	61 mm
April	28.0	334 h	13 °C	58 mm
May	24.0	273 h	21 °C	53 mm
June	25.0	267 h	24 °C	145 mm
July	21.5	197 h	28 °C	36 mm
August	23.5	184 h	25 °C	101 mm
September	24.0	201 h	25 °C	19 mm
October	27.0	246 h	17 °C	29 mm
November	22.5	202 h	6 °C	50 mm
December	23.5	188 h	-3 °C	26 mm

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Technical details of Lake Sarah 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

Freshwater with flat water conditions. Moderate fetch. Variable depth. Sandy and muddy bottom. Pleasant water in summer.

Hazards

Boat traffic in summer. Sudden thunderstorms frequent. Limited lake size. Check weather.

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