Overview

Snowkite

Hamburg Beach on Lake Erie is a snowkite spot located in the southern suburbs of Buffalo, at 170 m elevation. In winter, the beach and snowy fields offer terrain for snowkiting. The region is known for its massive snowfall (lake effect snow) and strong winds from Lake Erie.

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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 erie | hamburg beach: when to go?

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Season · peak

101h

in January · 11.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to February, peaking in January: 10 rideable days a month and 101 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is April, at 0 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 9%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is October, with 114 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 32 cm.

Monthly averages: lake erie | hamburg beach

Monthly averages — lake erie | hamburg beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	101 h	-1 °C	97 mm
February	9.0	98 h	3 °C	36 mm
March	1.0	6 h	9 °C	52 mm
April	0.0	0 h	13 °C	85 mm
May	0.0	0 h	20 °C	64 mm
June	0.0	0 h	25 °C	84 mm
July	0.0	0 h	27 °C	78 mm
August	0.0	0 h	25 °C	30 mm
September	0.0	0 h	25 °C	25 mm
October	0.0	0 h	17 °C	114 mm
November	1.0	7 h	9 °C	50 mm
December	8.5	69 h	1 °C	109 mm

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Technical details of lake erie | hamburg beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 170 m

Hazards

Lake Erie ice unstable - do not venture onto the frozen lake. Very strong winds and gusts. Hypothermia. Sudden snow squalls possible (lake effect).

Additional information

Snowy beach and fields in winter along Lake Erie. Abundant snow thanks to lake effect. Variable surface. Wind often strong from the southwest across the lake.

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