Spot report
🇺🇸Donner Lake, California
updated 02:15 local · open-meteo
🏊 Open-water swim· alpine lake point-to-point · base: Truckee
The Donner Lake Swim, a 2.7-mile crossing run since 1980 and one of the most sought-after USMS open-water races, sells out in hours.
Heads up · 5,900 ft altitude; cool water; lottery-speed registration
Wind
9 km/h
gusts 9 · from NW
Water
flat
inland — lakes and rivers
Road
dry
dry at 2 °C — watch for black ice
Daylight
07:09 → 18:23
2 °C air · 0.0 mm · UV 0
What's rideable right now
Wind
Water
Mountain
River
🏄
SUP
RIDEABLE9 km/h — calm enough
Best windows this week
- Wed 7am–6pmRIDEABLE
glassy — 2 km/h, prime · 12 h
- Fri 7am–6pmRIDEABLE
glassy — 5 km/h, prime · 12 h
- Sat 7am–6pmRIDEABLE
glassy — 6 km/h, prime · 12 h
This week
Today
12 km/h
1–18 °C
🛶Kayak & canoe
Thu
21 km/h
4–18 °C
⛵Sailing
Fri
12 km/h
3–22 °C
🏄SUP
Sat
16 km/h
5–22 °C
🏄SUP
Sun
19 km/h
5–20 °C
⛵Sailing
Mon
25 km/h
4–18 °C
⛵Sailing
Tue
15 km/h
4–18 °C
🏄SUP
bars: daily max wind · best sport each day
Pack list
- No water temp inland → judge by air — 2 °C. Lakes run colder than they look.
- UV 0 — low → no sun worries today
- 2 °C → softshell over a mid-layer
- Daylight 07:09–18:23 → golden hour from 17:23
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