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Check the map in the Lakes Page. SE can work if it doesn't have too much East in it. SSE is better. Any offshore nature to the wind and you get huge downdrafts from the bluff just south of the launch. It can be decent once you get out into the lake, but getting back can be challenging.
If you're windsurfing and have a floaty board you can easily schlog out to the wind line.
Depending upon the direction, I'm either hitting Ramsey or Waconia later today.
Depending upon how much East you get in a SSE wind it will sometimes clock a bit more Easterly between Manitou Island and Bellaire Beach - this gives you a more side/sideoff direction if launching from Bellaire. I've seen it happen before and it may be worth checking out...just an FYI if it's really on-shore at Ramsey.....
