Overview

Shirley's Bay is a bay on the Ottawa River west of Ottawa, adjacent to the Shirley's Bay military site (DND). The bay offers semi-sheltered water with access to the open river. Alternative to Britannia Beach, slightly further west.

Access from municipal park. Parking available. North, west, and east winds are all favorable thanks to the river and bay orientation. Watch for restrictions related to the adjacent military base.

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Spot forecast for Shirley's Bay

Sunrise 07:26 · Sunset 18:09

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

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Shirley's Bay: 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

170h

in December · 22.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, March and December, at 24 rideable days and 4 °C. The low point is September, at 15 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -5 °C. The wettest month is June, with 114 mm.

Monthly averages: Shirley's Bay

Monthly averages — Shirley's Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.5	174 h	-5 °C	64 mm
February	19.5	174 h	-3 °C	40 mm
March	24.0	225 h	5 °C	56 mm
April	25.5	258 h	11 °C	105 mm
May	20.5	192 h	19 °C	81 mm
June	20.5	192 h	24 °C	114 mm
July	19.5	130 h	27 °C	99 mm
August	21.0	141 h	25 °C	99 mm
September	15.0	117 h	22 °C	40 mm
October	20.5	160 h	15 °C	45 mm
November	22.0	194 h	5 °C	59 mm
December	22.5	170 h	-4 °C	52 mm

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Technical details of Shirley's Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Ottawa River — semi-sheltered bay. Freshwater, moderate river current. Sandy to rocky bottom. Variable depth. The bay attenuates the river current. Water 18-22°C in summer.

Hazards

Adjacent military base — respect exclusion zones. Ottawa River current. Boat traffic. Rocky bottom in places. Do not drift into the main river current.

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