Hi Mat,
I know almost nothing about downwind SUP and surf foiling only having watched it on light wind days at the Hatchery, (or on YouTube), but.....
Your best bet for big clean swells in Utah, are on the GSL. I've seen a few 6 footers there. It takes a pretty solid 20MPH North wind
for a good 4 hours to develop that kind of swell and the water is pretty foul. The beach at most of the accessible launches is very
shallow, and you might be walking through 100s of yards of muck to get deep enough to foil.
Utah Lake is probably a better option for swells you can use (and launch to). Some muck trekking would probably be in order
for a launch, but not like the GSL. A similar weather pattern of either North or South wind should get you wind swell in the 4 foot
range if it has a chance to build for 4 or 5 hours with 25MPH winds. For that you'd want to be on the South end or the lake on a North wind
or the North end of the lake on a South wind (probably obvious).
Frankly, it's rare for the wind to blow hard enough, long enough, in Utah to develop clean swells anywhere. it's mostly
just small chop on all the lakes.
You might want to PM
John Dubock over on the Facebook page Utah Windsurfers
https://www.facebook.com/john.dubock?fr ... tion=groupOr he might respond to PM here as well. That guy is an SUP monster.
Watch for big slow moving storms with a really low pressure center .
My bet would be you'll be spending some drive time headed for Hood River.
Good luck and welcome to Utah.
-Craig
matthewblyon wrote:Hi,
A newbie here.
I have just gotten into Surf Foiling and SUP Foiling on several trips to the ocean. I would like to try down wind SUP and surf foiling and was wondering what spots generate the best open water swells(2+ feet) on windy days and what wind directions do I need to be looking for.
I have tried looking on the forum and can't find anything.
Any assistance provided would be appreciated.