Overview

Spot on Clarke Line in Wheatley, on Lake Erie's north shore. Wheatley is a fishing village between Leamington and Chatham-Kent. The beach faces south with good fetch across Lake Erie.

Access via Clarke Line (rural road). Parking along the road. Basic but functional beach. Quiet, uncrowded spot. South and southwest winds dominate in summer.

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Spot forecast for Clarke Line in Wheatley Ontario

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:40

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

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Clarke Line in Wheatley 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

186h

in March · 20 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, July and March, at 21 rideable days and 19 °C. The low point is May, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 181 mm.

Monthly averages: Clarke Line in Wheatley Ontario

Monthly averages — Clarke Line in Wheatley 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	19.5	184 h	-1 °C	70 mm
February	14.0	116 h	3 °C	24 mm
March	20.0	186 h	7 °C	58 mm
April	19.0	170 h	13 °C	55 mm
May	13.5	118 h	18 °C	43 mm
June	22.0	221 h	24 °C	59 mm
July	22.0	176 h	27 °C	63 mm
August	16.5	126 h	25 °C	181 mm
September	17.0	112 h	23 °C	17 mm
October	17.5	144 h	17 °C	31 mm
November	18.0	149 h	9 °C	37 mm
December	18.5	161 h	1 °C	63 mm

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Technical details of Clarke Line in Wheatley Ontario 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

Lake Erie facing south. Warm freshwater in summer. Moderate chop, sandy bottom. The lake is shallow in this area — very gradual depth. Ideal conditions for progression.

Hazards

Unsupervised beach. Frequent sudden thunderstorms in summer on Lake Erie. Possible algae in late summer. Rural road — few services nearby.

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