Overview

Holmes Point Park sits on Lake Simcoe's southeast shore. The beach faces northwest with good fetch across the lake. Quiet park offering good water access.

Park parking. Beach launch. Quiet spot, less crowded than main municipal beaches. West and northwest winds offer best conditions.

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Spot forecast for Holmes Point Park

Sunrise 07:38 · Sunset 18:24

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

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Holmes Point Park: 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

187h

in July · 19 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, January and November, at 19 rideable days and 10 °C. The low point is September, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is April, with 88 mm.

Monthly averages: Holmes Point Park

Monthly averages — Holmes Point Park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	163 h	-3 °C	73 mm
February	16.0	134 h	-1 °C	56 mm
March	17.0	173 h	5 °C	85 mm
April	17.0	173 h	11 °C	88 mm
May	16.0	173 h	19 °C	57 mm
June	17.0	186 h	24 °C	60 mm
July	19.0	187 h	27 °C	57 mm
August	17.0	171 h	25 °C	61 mm
September	13.5	103 h	23 °C	36 mm
October	16.0	147 h	16 °C	42 mm
November	18.0	170 h	6 °C	62 mm
December	17.0	136 h	-1 °C	70 mm

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Technical details of Holmes Point Park spot

The spot works with winds from N, 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

Lake Simcoe facing northwest. Freshwater, moderate chop. Sandy bottom, gradual depth. Water 19-23°C in summer.

Hazards

Recreational boat traffic. Possible swimmers in summer. Sudden thunderstorms. Variable water quality — check advisories.

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