Overview

Port Stanley is a picturesque small harbour town on the north shore of Lake Erie, south of London. The spot faces south with a marina and two long sandy beaches on each side of the pier. Historic beach resort with the famous "Port Stanley Terminal Rail." Good exposure to dominant SW summer winds.

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Spot forecast for Port Stanley

Sunrise 07:44 · Sunset 18:34

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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 Stanley: 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

189h

in June · 22.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, June and July, at 23 rideable days and 16 °C. The low point is October, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is December, with 87 mm.

Monthly averages: Port Stanley

Monthly averages — Port Stanley — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.5	206 h	-2 °C	60 mm
February	16.5	136 h	1 °C	28 mm
March	21.5	177 h	6 °C	55 mm
April	19.5	147 h	12 °C	67 mm
May	19.5	132 h	18 °C	40 mm
June	22.5	189 h	23 °C	82 mm
July	22.5	163 h	26 °C	67 mm
August	18.5	132 h	24 °C	70 mm
September	18.0	120 h	23 °C	40 mm
October	16.0	130 h	17 °C	38 mm
November	19.0	160 h	9 °C	44 mm
December	18.5	173 h	1 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Port Stanley spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Lake Erie fresh water. Flat to choppy. Sandy bottom. Good fetch from the south across the lake. Warm water in summer (22-26°C). Progressive depth. The two beaches offer different conditions depending on wind direction.

Hazards

Port jetties — fixed obstacles, currents at the entrance. Busy swimming zone. Recreational boat traffic. Lake Erie can become rough quickly. Sudden thunderstorms.

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