Overview

Snowkite

Dempsey Fishing Access is a snowkite spot near Sandusky Bay on Lake Erie. In winter, the bay freezes, offering a flat surface for snowkiting with good fetch.

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Spot forecast for Dempsey Fishing Access and Boat Launch

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:42

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

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Dempsey Fishing Access and Boat Launch: 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

17h

in February · 1.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to February, peaking in February: 1 rideable days a month and 17 hours of usable wind, at 1 °C. The low point is March, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 48%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is April, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Dempsey Fishing Access and Boat Launch

Monthly averages — Dempsey Fishing Access and Boat Launch — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.5	3 h	-1 °C	51 mm
February	1.5	17 h	3 °C	28 mm
March	0.0	0 h	10 °C	41 mm
April	0.0	0 h	14 °C	87 mm
May	0.0	0 h	19 °C	71 mm
June	0.0	0 h	26 °C	86 mm
July	0.0	0 h	28 °C	40 mm
August	0.0	0 h	26 °C	29 mm
September	0.0	0 h	24 °C	10 mm
October	0.0	0 h	18 °C	72 mm
November	0.0	0 h	10 °C	26 mm
December	0.5	2 h	2 °C	61 mm

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Technical details of Dempsey Fishing Access and Boat Launch spot

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

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 181 m

Hazards

Check ice thickness — thin zones possible. Cold temperatures. Strong lake winds.

Additional information

Snowkite on frozen bay. Flat surface. Variable snow. Strong winds possible from the lake.

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