Overview

Wolf Lake is a small lake on the Indiana-Illinois border, near Hammond and Chicago. This body of water offers flat water conditions in an urban environment. Convenient for quick sessions.

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Spot forecast for Wolf Lake

Sunrise 07:08 · Sunset 18:01

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

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Wolf 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

328h

in April · 29 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 26 rideable days a month on average, at 16 °C. It peaks in April, with 328 hours of usable wind.

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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 -1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 234 mm.

Monthly averages: Wolf Lake

Monthly averages — Wolf 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	26.5	239 h	-1 °C	64 mm
February	23.5	218 h	4 °C	15 mm
March	28.0	319 h	11 °C	85 mm
April	29.0	328 h	15 °C	67 mm
May	29.0	291 h	20 °C	72 mm
June	29.0	276 h	27 °C	53 mm
July	24.0	196 h	28 °C	70 mm
August	25.5	211 h	27 °C	234 mm
September	22.5	160 h	25 °C	16 mm
October	26.0	222 h	19 °C	39 mm
November	24.0	220 h	10 °C	79 mm
December	25.0	205 h	2 °C	47 mm

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Technical details of Wolf Lake 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

Flat water with light chop. Limited fetch. Freshwater. Season May to October.

Hazards

Limited fetch. Shallow areas. Aquatic vegetation possible. Summer thunderstorms.

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Lansing Municipal Airport15 km

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