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Kite Point, Canada

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Darnley, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYG (YYG), 54 km.

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About Kite Point

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about -1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Darnley, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYG (YYG), 54 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to YHZ, direct.

    See flights ORD → YHZ · Skyscanner from about £175 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Kite Point.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Darnley, 8 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: YYG (YYG), 54 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 13 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kite Point
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0, poorwind from the west, 10 knots18knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots22kncross-offflat
Tue 20Oct45, fairwind from the north, 14 knots27knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knots12knsidechop
Thu 22Oct0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots5knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct54, goodwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots23knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 10 knots23knon1.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots20knsidechop
Mon 26Oct43, fairwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots24knsideflat
Tue 27Oct21, poorwind from the north, 13 knots24knside-onchop

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 kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YHZ, then 3h 30 by road. About 10h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Kite Point

    14 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 5, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Kite Point

    13 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 23, onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YHZ, then 3h 30 by road. About 10h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £435–£835 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £175–£365
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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