6 Mile Beach / Lake Mohave kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 197 m 35.45 | -114.68

Overview

6 Mile Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Mohave, on the border between Nevada and Arizona. This dam lake on the Colorado River offers calm waters and regular thermal winds from the south and southwest. The beach provides a good launch area. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with a flat body of water ideal for freeride and freestyle.

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Spot forecast for 6 Mile Beach / Lake Mohave

Sunrise 06:49 · Sunset 17:57

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

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6 Mile Beach / Lake Mohave: 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

340h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in August: 30 rideable days a month and 340 hours of usable wind, at 41 °C. The low point is November, at 22.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 24 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 26 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d N December: 24 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 24 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 28 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 26 rideable days S October: 25.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d N December: 24 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 49%13-20 knots · 48%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 49% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is November, with 21 mm.

Monthly averages: 6 Mile Beach / Lake Mohave
Monthly averages — 6 Mile Beach / Lake Mohave — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.0 201 h 18 °C 7 mm
February 25.5 218 h 22 °C 7 mm
March 28.0 252 h 24 °C 10 mm
April 26.5 275 h 29 °C 2 mm
May 29.0 304 h 34 °C 5 mm
June 28.5 344 h 42 °C 0 mm
July 29.5 341 h 44 °C 0 mm
August 31.0 340 h 43 °C 1 mm
September 26.0 210 h 39 °C 0 mm
October 25.5 205 h 33 °C 2 mm
November 22.5 188 h 23 °C 21 mm
December 24.0 220 h 21 °C 4 mm

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Technical details of 6 Mile Beach / Lake Mohave spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, E, ESE, SE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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