Overview

Marine Point is a spot on Lake Springfield in central Illinois. This lake offers flat water for kitesurfing in the Midwest plains, with steady winds typical of the region.

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Spot forecast for Marine Point

Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Marine Point: 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

333h

in March · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to June, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 333 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is September, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is May, with 159 mm.

Monthly averages: Marine Point

Monthly averages — Marine Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.0	228 h	0 °C	69 mm
February	25.0	236 h	8 °C	15 mm
March	29.5	333 h	15 °C	66 mm
April	28.5	323 h	18 °C	125 mm
May	25.0	245 h	24 °C	159 mm
June	26.0	258 h	29 °C	86 mm
July	17.5	150 h	29 °C	114 mm
August	21.0	161 h	29 °C	9 mm
September	16.0	109 h	28 °C	51 mm
October	21.5	196 h	22 °C	17 mm
November	23.0	212 h	12 °C	126 mm
December	25.5	223 h	4 °C	46 mm

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Technical details of Marine Point 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 · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Flat lake water. Freshwater. Steady plains winds. Season May to October.

Hazards

Boat traffic in summer. Summer thunderstorms — monitor weather. Shallow areas.

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