Overview

Port Hope East Beach sits east of Port Hope's harbour, on the other side of the Ganaraska River. The beach faces south on Lake Ontario. Similar to West Beach but slightly more exposed to east winds.

Access from the east beach parking lot. Sand launch. Alternative to West Beach when it gets crowded.

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Spot forecast for Port Hope East Beach

Sunrise 07:34 · Sunset 18:21

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Port Hope East Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

100h

in July · 17.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, August and December, at 17 rideable days and 17 °C. The low point is September, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is December, with 84 mm.

Monthly averages: Port Hope East Beach

Monthly averages — Port Hope East Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	108 h	-1 °C	65 mm
February	12.5	79 h	1 °C	49 mm
March	14.0	96 h	6 °C	58 mm
April	13.0	77 h	11 °C	82 mm
May	13.0	90 h	18 °C	82 mm
June	14.5	112 h	23 °C	65 mm
July	17.5	100 h	26 °C	72 mm
August	16.5	85 h	25 °C	38 mm
September	10.0	64 h	22 °C	43 mm
October	13.0	87 h	16 °C	24 mm
November	13.0	90 h	8 °C	42 mm
December	15.5	109 h	1 °C	84 mm

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Technical details of Port Hope East Beach spot

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Lake water facing south. Freshwater, moderate chop. Sandy bottom, gradual depth. Conditions very similar to Port Hope West Beach.

Hazards

Ganaraska River current to the west. Possible rocky bottom in places. Cold water in spring. Check conditions before riding — chop can build quickly in sustained south winds.

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