Overview

Courtice Beach is a quiet spot on Lake Ontario's north shore in the Municipality of Clarington. The beach faces south with open fetch across the lake. Less crowded than Toronto spots, offering more space to ride.

Access via trail from the parking lot. Narrow beach with sand and pebble launch. South and southwest winds provide the best riding conditions.

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Spot forecast for Courtice Beach

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:23

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

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Courtice 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

126h

in July · 19.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, August and January, at 17 rideable days and 17 °C. The low point is February, at 11.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Courtice Beach

Monthly averages — Courtice 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	15.5	132 h	-1 °C	60 mm
February	11.5	85 h	1 °C	41 mm
March	15.0	101 h	6 °C	66 mm
April	12.0	75 h	11 °C	89 mm
May	13.5	88 h	18 °C	48 mm
June	15.5	110 h	23 °C	67 mm
July	19.5	126 h	26 °C	77 mm
August	16.5	94 h	25 °C	111 mm
September	12.5	73 h	22 °C	58 mm
October	13.5	94 h	16 °C	23 mm
November	11.5	90 h	8 °C	35 mm
December	15.5	125 h	1 °C	70 mm

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Technical details of Courtice 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

Open lake water facing south. Freshwater, moderate chop in south winds. Sand and pebble bottom, gradual depth. Water colder than Toronto beaches early season due to bottom currents.

Hazards

Narrow beach — watch for walkers. Rocky bottom in places, avoid riding in very shallow water. Cold water in spring. No lifeguard on this beach.

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