Overview

Monck Provincial Park is located on the north shore of Nicola Lake, near Merritt. This provincial park provides lake access with a beach, campground and boat launch. The westerly wind is channelled along the lake. Alternative launch point on Nicola Lake with provincial park facilities (restrooms, picnic tables, camping).

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Spot forecast for Monck Park

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 18:00

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

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Monck Park: 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

242h

in May · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 22 rideable days a month and 242 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is January, at 0.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is December, with 35 mm.

Monthly averages: Monck Park

Monthly averages — Monck Park — 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	2 h	-2 °C	14 mm
February	2.5	20 h	-1 °C	23 mm
March	12.5	70 h	8 °C	10 mm
April	21.0	160 h	14 °C	7 mm
May	26.5	242 h	19 °C	11 mm
June	24.5	220 h	23 °C	6 mm
July	24.0	219 h	29 °C	5 mm
August	19.5	150 h	28 °C	11 mm
September	17.0	119 h	25 °C	0 mm
October	14.0	82 h	13 °C	6 mm
November	5.5	26 h	5 °C	26 mm
December	3.5	21 h	1 °C	35 mm

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Technical details of Monck Park spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Fresh water. Conditions identical to Nicola Lake — flat to choppy water, good E-W fetch. Sandy bottom. Warm water in summer. The north shore can be slightly more protected depending on wind direction.

Hazards

Boat traffic (boats, jet-skis). Gusty wind possible. Boat launch shared with motorboats. Provincial park — follow park rules.

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