Kite spot on water · Canada

Nicola Lake

Name: Nicola Lake
Address: CA

Riders have kited it in SW.

Show on the map50.1579, -120.5241

Works in: SW
Watch out: SW
Nearest airport: YKAKamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport, 61 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

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Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

From riders

What you need to know

Watch out SW: Gusty wind

Where to launch

Grassy launch areacommunity map

Conditions

Warm water, gusty SW conditionscommunity map

In riders' own words

„gusty SW conditions“
„grassy launch“
„gusty SW conditions, warm water“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

3.9Jan2.0

3.7Feb1.9

4.1Mar2.1

3.9Apr2.0

3.6May1.9

3.6Jun1.9

3.6Jul1.9

3.4Aug1.7

3.4Sep1.7

3.7Oct1.9

3.9Nov2.0

3.9Dec2.0

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	3.9 knots · 2.0 m/s
February	3.7 knots · 1.9 m/s
March	4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s
April	3.9 knots · 2.0 m/s
May	3.6 knots · 1.9 m/s
June	3.6 knots · 1.9 m/s
July	3.6 knots · 1.9 m/s
August	3.4 knots · 1.7 m/s
September	3.4 knots · 1.7 m/s
October	3.7 knots · 1.9 m/s
November	3.9 knots · 2.0 m/s
December	3.9 knots · 2.0 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Kiteboarding launch spots map” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.