Overview

Pointe des Chênes is on the north shore of Lake Superior, near Sault Ste. Marie. Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area. The spot faces northwest toward the lake's immensity. Conditions can be oceanic with significant waves. Wild and spectacular Canadian Shield landscape.

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Spot forecast for Lake Superior | Pointe Des Chenes

Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 18:37

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

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Lake Superior | Pointe Des Chenes: when to go?

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Season · peak

194h

in July · 24.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 194 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is September, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is December, with 96 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Superior | Pointe Des Chenes

Monthly averages — Lake Superior | Pointe Des Chenes — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	171 h	-4 °C	36 mm
February	16.5	142 h	-2 °C	41 mm
March	18.0	176 h	3 °C	87 mm
April	16.5	173 h	9 °C	91 mm
May	20.5	206 h	17 °C	27 mm
June	21.5	190 h	21 °C	87 mm
July	24.5	194 h	24 °C	74 mm
August	20.5	173 h	24 °C	82 mm
September	15.5	120 h	21 °C	31 mm
October	19.5	158 h	15 °C	46 mm
November	16.5	153 h	5 °C	93 mm
December	17.5	130 h	-3 °C	96 mm

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Technical details of Lake Superior | Pointe Des Chenes spot

The spot works with winds from N, 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: Advanced

On the water

Lake Superior fresh water — cold year-round (8-16°C even in summer). Flat to very rough. Sand and rock bottom. Virtually unlimited fetch (lake is 560 km long). 2m+ waves frequent in strong wind. Conditions comparable to the sea.

Hazards

Very cold water even in summer (full wetsuit required). Powerful waves in strong wind (near-unlimited fetch). Dangerous currents. Very remote area — distant rescue. Violent storms on Lake Superior. Rapid hypothermia if immersed.

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