Overview

Nickel Plate is a spot on Lake Erie in the Huron area, Ohio. This spot offers Great Lake access with waves in north winds.

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Spot forecast for Nickel Plate

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:41

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

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Nickel Plate: 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

330h

in March · 29 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 16 °C. It peaks in March, with 330 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 83 mm.

Monthly averages: Nickel Plate

Monthly averages — Nickel Plate — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.5	265 h	-1 °C	57 mm
February	23.5	218 h	4 °C	33 mm
March	29.0	330 h	11 °C	29 mm
April	28.5	308 h	15 °C	77 mm
May	28.0	292 h	20 °C	39 mm
June	29.0	291 h	27 °C	45 mm
July	25.5	205 h	28 °C	83 mm
August	25.0	213 h	27 °C	24 mm
September	26.5	202 h	24 °C	45 mm
October	25.0	252 h	19 °C	47 mm
November	25.5	248 h	10 °C	27 mm
December	25.5	247 h	3 °C	57 mm

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Technical details of Nickel Plate 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

Great Lake with waves in north winds. Shallow Lake Erie generates short chop. Freshwater. Season April to November.

Hazards

Short powerful waves. Coastal currents. Fast-developing storms. Cold water — wetsuit recommended.

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