Canada · Alberta
50.99 | -113.29
Eagle Lake is a prairie lake east of Calgary, near Strathmore, at 923 m altitude. This medium-sized lake offers an accessible water body for kitesurfing in the Chinook wind corridor of southern Alberta.
The lake regularly benefits from Chinook winds descending from the Rockies, which can blow with force in this transition zone between the foothills and the prairies. The flat surrounding landscape lets wind through without obstruction. Season from June to September. About 45 minutes from Calgary.
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 27 rideable days a month and 313 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 17 days.
7-12 knots · 75% 13-20 knots · 23% 21-30 knots · 2%
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is June, with 58 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.0 | 115 h | -6 °C | 2 mm |
| February | 21.0 | 142 h | -5 °C | 5 mm |
| March | 25.5 | 223 h | 2 °C | 15 mm |
| April | 26.5 | 288 h | 11 °C | 27 mm |
| May | 29.5 | 313 h | 17 °C | 34 mm |
| June | 26.5 | 270 h | 20 °C | 58 mm |
| July | 26.5 | 250 h | 25 °C | 37 mm |
| August | 25.0 | 193 h | 25 °C | 37 mm |
| September | 19.0 | 156 h | 23 °C | 15 mm |
| October | 24.0 | 168 h | 13 °C | 6 mm |
| November | 18.5 | 115 h | 2 °C | 24 mm |
| December | 19.5 | 129 h | -5 °C | 6 mm |
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Open all year round
Intermediate
Prairie fresh water. Temperature of 18-22°C in summer. Muddy bottom. Shallow lake — short, fast chop. The flat landscape generates regular wind without turbulence. Sailing space adapted to lake size.
Chinook winds can be powerful and sudden. Prairie thunderstorms with lightning. Shallow bottom. No natural shelter. Fishing boats possible. Variable water level.
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