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Dian Shan Lake - Old Propeller Plane kitesurf and wingfoil spot

China · Shanghai

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 3 m 31.1 | 120.99

Overview

Dian Shan Lake is a kitesurfing spot on a lake near Shanghai. This inland body of water offers ideal flat conditions for beginners and progression. The dominant winds come from the northeast in winter and from the southeast in summer.
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Spot forecast for Dian Shan Lake - Old Propeller Plane

Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 17:19

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

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Dian Shan Lake - Old Propeller Plane: 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

292h

in May · 28 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 292 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is August, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days28 d M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d A September: 19 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 24.5 rideable days A May: 28 rideable days28 d M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d A September: 19 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 91%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 91% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 10 °C. The wettest month is June, with 339 mm.

Monthly averages: Dian Shan Lake - Old Propeller Plane
Monthly averages — Dian Shan Lake - Old Propeller Plane — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.0 164 h 10 °C 27 mm
February 21.0 203 h 10 °C 84 mm
March 26.5 236 h 16 °C 68 mm
April 24.5 231 h 22 °C 106 mm
May 28.0 292 h 25 °C 92 mm
June 22.5 205 h 28 °C 339 mm
July 27.5 332 h 33 °C 198 mm
August 18.5 151 h 34 °C 97 mm
September 19.0 172 h 31 °C 164 mm
October 23.0 220 h 24 °C 88 mm
November 20.0 161 h 18 °C 70 mm
December 19.5 147 h 12 °C 14 mm

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Technical details of Dian Shan Lake - Old Propeller Plane spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
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Beginner

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