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Tickey Creek kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States · Texas

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 151 m 33.09 | -96.47

Overview

Tickey Creek is a kitesurf spot on Lake Lavon, a reservoir northeast of Dallas in Collin County. The spot is in the Tickey Creek park offering lake access. Lake Lavon is a medium-sized lake, less crowded than Lake Lewisville or Ray Hubbard, offering more tranquility. The S/SE wind blows well on this lake open to the Texas prairies.

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Spot forecast for Tickey Creek

Sunrise 07:34 · Sunset 18:46

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

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Season · peak

303h

in March · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from December to July, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 303 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is September, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M April: 28 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 25.5 rideable days F March: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d M April: 28 rideable days A May: 27.5 rideable days M June: 25 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d S October: 19 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is June, with 258 mm.

Monthly averages: Tickey Creek
Monthly averages — Tickey Creek — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 224 h 9 °C 102 mm
February 25.5 248 h 15 °C 25 mm
March 28.5 303 h 21 °C 60 mm
April 28.0 316 h 23 °C 122 mm
May 27.5 286 h 27 °C 71 mm
June 25.0 283 h 31 °C 258 mm
July 27.5 285 h 33 °C 21 mm
August 21.5 187 h 34 °C 107 mm
September 18.5 146 h 30 °C 37 mm
October 19.0 149 h 28 °C 31 mm
November 21.5 204 h 20 °C 56 mm
December 24.5 201 h 14 °C 111 mm

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Technical details of Tickey Creek spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

Fresh water of Lake Lavon. Muddy bottom. Flat to choppy water. No tide. Warm water in summer. Open lake with good fetch. Less boat traffic than the larger DFW lakes.

Hazards

Violent thunderstorms and tornadoes possible — north Texas is in Tornado Alley. Submerged obstacles (trees, stumps) at low levels. Boat traffic on weekends. Very variable lake level.

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