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Pot Cove kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 196 m 35.47 | -114.64

Overview

Pot Cove is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Mohave, on the border between Nevada and Arizona. This sheltered cove offers calm waters and regular thermal winds from the south and southwest. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders with flat water and a decent launching area. The spectacular desert scenery adds to the charm of this spot.

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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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Pot Cove: when to go?

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Season · peak

348h

in August · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 31 °C. It peaks in August, with 348 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 26 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 25 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d N December: 24 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 26 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 28 rideable days A May: 29 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days31 d A September: 25 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d N December: 24 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 50%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 50% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 18 °C. The wettest month is November, with 23 mm.

Monthly averages: Pot Cove
Monthly averages — Pot Cove — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.0 214 h 18 °C 8 mm
February 26.5 241 h 22 °C 7 mm
March 27.0 272 h 23 °C 12 mm
April 28.0 293 h 29 °C 2 mm
May 29.0 327 h 34 °C 5 mm
June 29.0 360 h 42 °C 0 mm
July 29.5 344 h 44 °C 0 mm
August 31.0 348 h 43 °C 2 mm
September 25.0 216 h 39 °C 1 mm
October 26.0 217 h 33 °C 3 mm
November 23.5 199 h 23 °C 23 mm
December 24.0 222 h 21 °C 4 mm

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Technical details of Pot Cove 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
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Intermediate

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