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Belle Fourche kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Dakota du Sud

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 903 m 44.7 | -103.68

Overview

Belle Fourche is a kitesurfing spot located in western South Dakota, near the Black Hills. This body of water offers consistent west to northwest winds from the Great Plains. Conditions are suited for intermediate riders with flat water. The area is windy and offers good sessions from spring to fall.

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Spot forecast for Belle Fourche

Sunrise 07:16 · Sunset 18:01

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

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Belle Fourche: 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 rideable days

The season runs from December to May, peaking in January: 20 rideable days a month and 201 hours of usable wind, at 9 °C. The low point is August, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days23 d J February: 18 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d A September: 13 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days23 d J February: 18 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 16.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d A September: 13 rideable days S October: 14 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 20.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Belle Fourche
Monthly averages — Belle Fourche — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 201 h 1 °C 3 mm
February 18.0 179 h 3 °C 8 mm
March 19.0 194 h 10 °C 18 mm
April 19.0 229 h 15 °C 69 mm
May 22.0 243 h 20 °C 52 mm
June 16.5 155 h 27 °C 38 mm
July 13.5 120 h 30 °C 124 mm
August 11.5 103 h 29 °C 65 mm
September 13.0 118 h 28 °C 2 mm
October 14.0 136 h 18 °C 66 mm
November 16.0 142 h 9 °C 7 mm
December 20.5 185 h 6 °C 11 mm

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Technical details of Belle Fourche spot

N: Depending on conditions 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: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: N, 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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