Conneaut, Ohio is located on Lake Erie. Conneaut Harbor is a sandbar the sticks out into the lake a quarter of a mile. This is a flat water area due to two a half mile break wall that creates a slick like effect on the water. Depending on the water level it ranges from 400 yards to 200 yards of shallow water. Never any crowds. If you like waves then you can shoot the gap in the break wall and go out into the lake for some wave riding.
The beach is a sandbar that slicks out a quarter of a mile into Lake Erie. It is a hard packed sand. A lot of Zebra mussel shells around that are kite killers. There is plenty of room to launch in any wind direction.
The water ranges from 40-76°F. The air temp ranges from 0-90°F through the year. The lake Freezes in the winter. A drysuit is need from early March to mid April, then a 3/2mm is fine until July. In summer a shorty is good until mid September, then back to a 3/2mm until early November then back to a drysuit in November and December.
- March - April - May - September - October - November
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds - Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- N - NNE - NE - NW - NNW
Main Direction:
- W - WNW - NW - NNW
Conneaut is a good location for North, Northwest and Northeast wind. Winds range from 10-30+. Most predominate wind worth sailing here is WSW to NE. Any other wind direction is too offshore and gusty. The most common wind is West and Northwest. Can be very steady as most places on the great lakes. Wind is primarily frontal related but can receive sea breezes in the summer when the temperature on the land is very warm and the water is still cooler.
Rt 90 to Rt 7 in Ohio, follow Rt 7 for 2 miles until you get to the lake make a right at the intersection of Lake Street, follow the road down onto the sandbar.
06-02-03 Gary Snyder: This beach is NOT for beginners as the author indicates. It can be potentially dangerous to someone who cannot stay upwind and can be congested if there are many sailors in the harbor. However; it is a blast when the wind is from the right direction. Also, a West wind will be sideonshore, not offshore as the author stated. A South through East wind is offshore here.
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