Overview

Kite Island is a kitesurf spot in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. This spot gets its name from its popularity with kitesurfers. Water body offering flat water conditions with good fetch. Launch area suited for kitesurfing. Local kite community. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Kite Island

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:21

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

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Kite Island: 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

276h

in March · 27 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 24 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in March, with 276 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is June, with 125 mm.

Monthly averages: Kite Island

Monthly averages — Kite Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	190 h	-5 °C	1 mm
February	20.5	196 h	1 °C	11 mm
March	27.0	276 h	8 °C	71 mm
April	27.0	318 h	13 °C	62 mm
May	23.5	258 h	21 °C	70 mm
June	24.5	267 h	25 °C	125 mm
July	21.5	192 h	28 °C	25 mm
August	23.5	204 h	26 °C	47 mm
September	22.5	204 h	25 °C	13 mm
October	26.0	252 h	18 °C	35 mm
November	23.5	212 h	6 °C	50 mm
December	23.5	183 h	-3 °C	27 mm

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Technical details of Kite Island 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

Freshwater with flat water conditions. Good fetch. Moderate depth. Sandy and muddy bottom. Water warms in summer.

Hazards

Boat traffic in summer. Sudden thunderstorms frequent. Shallows possible. Check weather before each session.

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