Overview

Cattaraugus Creek Harbor is located at the mouth of Cattaraugus Creek on Lake Erie, southwest of Buffalo. This spot offers lake access from the creek harbor. The harbor area offers more sheltered waters while the open lake provides more exposed conditions.

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Spot forecast for Cattaraugus Creek Harbor

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:26

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

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Cattaraugus Creek Harbor: 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

306h

in March · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 306 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is September, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 147 mm.

Monthly averages: Cattaraugus Creek Harbor

Monthly averages — Cattaraugus Creek Harbor — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	259 h	-1 °C	98 mm
February	20.5	214 h	3 °C	43 mm
March	27.5	306 h	10 °C	70 mm
April	26.0	282 h	14 °C	99 mm
May	27.0	266 h	20 °C	113 mm
June	24.5	243 h	25 °C	101 mm
July	25.0	203 h	27 °C	46 mm
August	25.5	227 h	25 °C	147 mm
September	16.5	142 h	24 °C	30 mm
October	24.5	206 h	17 °C	77 mm
November	24.0	230 h	10 °C	74 mm
December	25.5	223 h	1 °C	125 mm

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Technical details of Cattaraugus Creek Harbor 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

Lake Erie waters at the mouth of Cattaraugus Creek. Significant fetch on the lake. Calmer waters in the creek harbor. Sandy and pebbly bottom. Currents at the creek mouth.

Hazards

Powerful waves on the lake in strong wind. Currents at the creek mouth. Cold waters. Harbor structures (jetties). Boat traffic.

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