Havre-aux-Basques, Canada
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Bassin, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YGR (YGR), 22 km.
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About Havre-aux-Basques
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.3 km out (1 in 526). The sea is about -1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Bassin, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YGR (YGR), 22 km.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Bassin, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YGR (YGR), 22 km.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Thu 22: 7 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: flat.
The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots | 30kn | cross-off | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots | 29kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 40, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots | 12kn | side | flat |
| Wed 21Oct | 76, good | wind from the east, 8 knots | 10kn | side-on | flat |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 13kn | side | flat |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 22 knots | 31kn | side-on | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots | 26kn | side | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west, 20 knots | 29kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots | 21kn | side | chop |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.
The season
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7
- Feb1of 7
- Mar1of 7
- Apr1of 7
- May2of 7
- Jun1of 7
- Jul1of 7
- Aug1of 7
- Sep1of 7
- Oct1of 7
- Nov1of 7
- Dec1of 7
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctWindsurf Havre-aux-Basques
10 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: flat.
- Wed 21 OctWindsurf Havre-aux-Basques
8 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: flat.
- Thu 22 OctWindsurf Havre-aux-Basques
7 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: flat.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 22 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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