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Falling Leaf Lake kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Californie

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1,944 m 38.92 | -120.05

Overview

Falling Leaf Lake is a kitesurfing spot located on a mountain lake near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada, at 1,944 m elevation. This small lake offers thermal winds from the west to southwest and flat water in a stunning alpine setting. Conditions are suited for intermediate riders during the summer season.

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Spot forecast for Falling Leaf Lake

Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 18:14

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

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Falling Leaf Lake: when to go?

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Season · peak

133h

in June · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 19 rideable days a month and 133 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is November, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J July: 17 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 13 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d N December: 10.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 14.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 13 rideable days A May: 17.5 rideable days M June: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J July: 17 rideable days J August: 21 rideable days A September: 13 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d N December: 10.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is February, with 269 mm.

Monthly averages: Falling Leaf Lake
Monthly averages — Falling Leaf 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 10.5 56 h 4 °C 89 mm
February 14.5 106 h 4 °C 269 mm
March 17.5 128 h 5 °C 209 mm
April 13.0 73 h 10 °C 34 mm
May 17.5 124 h 16 °C 26 mm
June 21.5 133 h 24 °C 1 mm
July 17.0 85 h 27 °C 3 mm
August 21.0 124 h 26 °C 1 mm
September 13.0 92 h 23 °C 15 mm
October 13.5 96 h 16 °C 27 mm
November 9.5 81 h 8 °C 112 mm
December 10.5 74 h 6 °C 232 mm

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Technical details of Falling Leaf Lake spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Required level
Intermediate

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