Overview

Gages Lake is a small lake in Chicago's northern suburbs. This body of water offers accessible flat water conditions for riders in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Spot forecast for Gages Lake

Sunrise 07:10 · Sunset 18:02

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

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Gages Lake: 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

316h

in March · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in March, with 316 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is July, with 172 mm.

Monthly averages: Gages Lake

Monthly averages — Gages Lake — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.5	242 h	-2 °C	67 mm
February	26.0	234 h	4 °C	16 mm
March	30.0	316 h	10 °C	76 mm
April	29.5	331 h	14 °C	55 mm
May	30.0	307 h	20 °C	78 mm
June	29.0	297 h	27 °C	149 mm
July	24.5	184 h	28 °C	172 mm
August	28.0	228 h	27 °C	80 mm
September	27.0	201 h	25 °C	9 mm
October	30.0	245 h	18 °C	30 mm
November	26.5	239 h	9 °C	66 mm
December	24.5	211 h	1 °C	39 mm

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Technical details of Gages Lake spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Flat water on a small lake. Limited fetch. Freshwater. Season May to October.

Hazards

Limited fetch. Boat traffic. Shallow areas. Summer thunderstorms. Trees on shores.

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