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Pédalo kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Canada · Québec

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 47.4 | -61.85

Overview

Kitesurf spot on the east coast of Cap-aux-Meules island, in the Pédalo area. This beach offers access to the Gulf of St. Lawrence with an eastern exposure. The spot works particularly well in east to northeast winds, offering clean side-shore to onshore wind. Sandy bottom with direct beach launch.

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Spot forecast for Pédalo

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 18:10

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:310.8 m03:320.7 m05:050.7 m11:420.4 m18:190.8 m20:150.7 m21:490.7 m00:100.6 m02:350.7 m04:010.7 m06:070.8 m12:350.4 m19:040.8 m21:320.7 m22:140.7 m01:010.6 m07:040.8 m13:240.4 m19:450.8 m01:470.5 m07:580.8 m14:100.4 m20:230.8 m02:290.4 m08:490.9 m14:540.4 m20:590.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m

Pédalo: 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

263h

in May · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 263 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is July, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 8 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J August: 6 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 11 rideable days J February: 8 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M June: 11.5 rideable days J July: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J August: 6 rideable days A September: 11.5 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 12%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is July, with 101 mm.

Monthly averages: Pédalo
Monthly averages — Pédalo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.0 74 h -2 °C 29 mm
February 8.0 53 h -2 °C 61 mm
March 15.0 147 h 1 °C 81 mm
April 16.5 156 h 4 °C 67 mm
May 20.5 263 h 11 °C 23 mm
June 11.5 115 h 17 °C 38 mm
July 5.5 27 h 22 °C 101 mm
August 6.0 47 h 23 °C 26 mm
September 11.5 106 h 18 °C 20 mm
October 13.5 132 h 13 °C 30 mm
November 16.0 117 h 6 °C 40 mm
December 10.5 69 h -1 °C 50 mm

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Technical details of Pédalo spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Open water on the east side of the Gulf. Chop to waves depending on wind strength. Sandy bottom with progressive depth. Water is cold even in summer (12-16°C), 4/3 wetsuit minimum. In easterly swell, waves can form along the coast.

Hazards

Coast exposed to easterly swells — conditions can build quickly. Coastal currents possible. Cold water all season. Cliffs and rocks possible at beach edges. Relatively isolated area.

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