Overview

Little Big Wood Pond is a body of water in far northern Maine at 378m elevation, near the Canadian border. This isolated lake offers a wild and preserved setting for kitesurfing in the vast forests of northern Maine. It's one of the most remote spots on the US East Coast.

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Spot forecast for Little Big Wood Pond

Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 17:47

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

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Little Big Wood Pond: 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

201h

in January · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from January to April, peaking in January: 23 rideable days a month and 201 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is August, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is July, with 130 mm.

Monthly averages: Little Big Wood Pond

Monthly averages — Little Big Wood Pond — 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	201 h	-6 °C	45 mm
February	22.5	200 h	-4 °C	36 mm
March	23.5	228 h	4 °C	72 mm
April	23.5	257 h	9 °C	57 mm
May	19.5	157 h	17 °C	58 mm
June	19.5	184 h	22 °C	110 mm
July	21.5	161 h	25 °C	130 mm
August	16.0	107 h	23 °C	59 mm
September	16.0	121 h	20 °C	30 mm
October	19.0	153 h	13 °C	45 mm
November	21.0	185 h	3 °C	53 mm
December	16.5	118 h	-4 °C	63 mm

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Technical details of Little Big Wood Pond 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 lake water with chop in strong winds. Freshwater. Short season due to altitude and latitude — the lake may freeze late into spring. No tide or significant current. Variable bottom.

Hazards

Extreme isolation — no rescue services nearby. Cold water even in summer at this altitude. Thunderstorms — monitor weather carefully. Wildlife (bears, moose). Limited or no cell phone coverage. Never ride alone.

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Ogimet - Montreal-Est (Canada)15.1 km

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