Overview

Durand Beach is located in Durand Eastman Park on the shores of Lake Ontario in Rochester. This spot offers a beautiful sandy beach with direct lake access. Lake Ontario's fetch is immense, creating potentially demanding conditions in strong north wind. The park has parking and facilities.

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Spot forecast for Durand Beach / Lake Ontario

Sunrise 07:30 · Sunset 18:19

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

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Durand Beach / Lake Ontario: 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

299h

in March · 29 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, May and August, at 28 rideable days and 18 °C. The low point is September, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 157 mm.

Monthly averages: Durand Beach / Lake Ontario

Monthly averages — Durand Beach / Lake Ontario — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.0	250 h	-1 °C	66 mm
February	25.5	237 h	3 °C	43 mm
March	29.0	299 h	9 °C	51 mm
April	26.5	292 h	13 °C	64 mm
May	27.5	251 h	19 °C	48 mm
June	26.0	291 h	25 °C	59 mm
July	25.0	205 h	28 °C	157 mm
August	27.5	233 h	26 °C	55 mm
September	20.0	159 h	23 °C	30 mm
October	27.0	244 h	17 °C	52 mm
November	25.5	244 h	9 °C	47 mm
December	26.5	236 h	2 °C	52 mm

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Technical details of Durand Beach / Lake Ontario spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, 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

Fresh waters of Lake Ontario. Immense fetch can generate large waves. Sandy bottom. Progressive depth. Longshore drift currents possible along the beach.

Hazards

Powerful waves in north wind. Very cold waters even in summer. Longshore drift currents. Sudden thunderstorms possible on the lake.

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