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Kitesurf Location - Lake Mendota / Tenny Park ( ID lake_mendota___tenny_park )      Hits: 1215
 
You are here: North America > Wisconsin (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Lake Mendota / Tenny Park ( ID lake_mendota___tenny_park )
Continent: North America
Country: Wisconsin (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Madison
Next Town: Madison
Latitude:   43.0945
Longitude: -89.3711
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Parking

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Near Locations
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Lake Mendota / Governor Nelson State Park (6.55 km) Best Direction: S Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Lake Waubesa / Lake Farm County Park (8.33 km) Best Direction: ESE SE Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Lake Kegonsa Fish Camp (15.28 km) Best Direction: SSW SW WSW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
Hazards:
- Mole

Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Largest chop of all spots to ride in Madison. This is good and bad. Onshore winds are tough because you have to tack between the swim area and the break wall to get out into the lake.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Small

Hazards:
- Trees
Location crowds:
- June
- July
- August


Beach to launch from but do not launch from the beach with life guards. Grassy rigging.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


Season from early spring (April) to late fall (November). Wetsuit needed almost all of the time, summer warmer.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- N
Main Direction:
No Information


Works in SW, W, NW, N (N is best).

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Madison Airport. City park on the East shore.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones


Do not launch from the beach with the life guards.

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