Overview

Lake Okabena is a kitesurf spot in Worthington, southwestern Minnesota. This prairie lake offers excellent wind exposure thanks to the flat surrounding terrain. Open water body with good fetch. Altitude of 486 meters. Southwestern Minnesota prairie landscape. Season from May to October.

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Spot forecast for Lake Okabena

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:31

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

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Lake Okabena: 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

357h

in March · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 14 °C. It peaks in March, with 357 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is June, with 79 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Okabena

Monthly averages — Lake Okabena — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	299 h	-4 °C	7 mm
February	26.5	281 h	1 °C	5 mm
March	30.0	357 h	8 °C	52 mm
April	29.0	400 h	14 °C	64 mm
May	29.0	367 h	20 °C	74 mm
June	28.0	336 h	26 °C	79 mm
July	27.5	263 h	27 °C	37 mm
August	25.0	248 h	25 °C	24 mm
September	25.0	251 h	25 °C	7 mm
October	28.5	312 h	18 °C	23 mm
November	26.5	252 h	6 °C	44 mm
December	29.5	261 h	-1 °C	11 mm

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Technical details of Lake Okabena 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. Excellent prairie wind exposure. Moderate depth. Muddy bottom. Water warms in summer.

Hazards

Sudden and violent thunderstorms in Midwest prairies. Winds can be very strong and gusty. Boat traffic in summer. Check weather carefully.

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EW3286 Round Lake MN US14.6 km

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WORTHI MN US UPR5.6 km

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