Reservoir · California · United States

San Luis Reservoir

Name: San Luis Reservoir
Address: USA

Best for kiting from May to July, with 50 to 64 % kite days.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan3Off
FFeb9Off
MMar12Off
AApr27Possible
MMay50Good
JJun64Prime
JJul62Prime
AAug44Good
SSep20Possible
OOct6Offnow
NNov2Off
DDec2Off

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 9, reached 50 %

Kite days
6 % Offabout 2 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 94 %
Kiteable 6 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Daylight
11.3 h
Air
27 °Cdaily maximum, 24 °C during kite hours
Rain
1 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, San Luis Reservoir averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (6 %).

San Luis Reservoir

Kite days% of days	3	9	12	27	50	64	62	44	20	6	2	2
Verdictshare plus good years	Off	Off	Off	Possible	Good	Prime	Prime	Good	Possible	Off	Off	Off
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	4 of 9	9 of 9	7 of 9	5 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	·	14 to 15	14 to 16	16 to 19	18 to 19	16 to 19	16 to 19	18 to 19	16 to 18	·	·	·
Daylighth	9.9	10.8	11.9	13.1	14.1	14.7	14.4	13.6	12.5	11.3	10.2	9.7
Air°C, daily maximum	14	16	18	23	27	32	35	35	32	27	19	14
Rain days1 mm or more	9 of 31	7 of 28	8 of 31	3 of 30	2 of 31	0 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 31	1 of 30	1 of 31	4 of 30	8 of 31

In January, San Luis Reservoir averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (3 %).
In February, San Luis Reservoir averaged 3 kite days out of 28 (9 %).
In March, San Luis Reservoir averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %).
In April, San Luis Reservoir averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (27 %).
In May, San Luis Reservoir averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %).
In June, San Luis Reservoir averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (64 %).
In July, San Luis Reservoir averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %).
In August, San Luis Reservoir averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %).
In September, San Luis Reservoir averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (20 %).
In October, San Luis Reservoir averaged 2 kite days out of 31 (6 %).
In November, San Luis Reservoir averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (2 %).
In December, San Luis Reservoir averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (2 %).

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at San Luis Reservoir

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In June, the windiest month

Too light 36 %
Kiteable 64 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 36 %, kiteable on 64 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 16:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from WSW (248°).

Kitesurfing at San Luis Reservoir: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at San Luis Reservoir?

The best months are May to July: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 64 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is San Luis Reservoir windy in October?

Rarely. 6 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 2 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does San Luis Reservoir get in a year?

About 91 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

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Spot facts

Region: California
Country: United States
Water body: Reservoir, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE), 56 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC-07:00 in October
Coordinates: 37.0654, -121.0783
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in California

Kite days in October, % of days

Davenport
United States · 34 points more kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
40 %
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Kite days by month at Davenport: Jan 36 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 62 %, May 63 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 30 %
Waddell Creek
United States · 28 points more kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
34 %
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Kite days by month at Waddell Creek: Jan 36 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 56 %, May 56 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 31 %
3rd Ave
United States · 16 points more kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
22 %
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Kite days by month at 3rd Ave: Jan 10 %, Feb 29 %, Mar 35 %, Apr 57 %, May 77 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 78 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 48 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 11 %, Dec 10 %
Sherman Island Kite Launch
United States · 1 point fewer kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
5 %
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Kite days by month at Sherman Island Kite Launch: Jan 6 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 12 %, Apr 12 %, May 28 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 33 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 5 %, Nov 3 %, Dec 3 %
Half Moon Bay
United States · 17 points more kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
23 %
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Kite days by month at Half Moon Bay: Jan 30 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 44 %, May 42 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 31 %
Alameda Beach
United States · 2 points more kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
8 %
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Kite days by month at Alameda Beach: Jan 15 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 39 %, May 48 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 19 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 15 %
Berkeley Marina Kite Launch
United States · 3 points more kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
9 %
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Kite days by month at Berkeley Marina Kite Launch: Jan 13 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 26 %, May 44 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 7 %, Dec 11 %
Crissy Fields
United States · 5 points more kite days than San Luis Reservoir in October
11 %
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Kite days by month at Crissy Fields: Jan 14 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 39 %, May 60 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 51 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 13 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: low.

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In October, 6 % of days at San Luis Reservoir met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/san-luis-reservoir

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