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Wax Spot kitesurf spot
Canada · Québec
Overview
The Wax Spot is a kitesurfing spot in the Lac Saint-Pierre area, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, between Nicolet and Bécancour. A local spot named by the regional kitesurfing community.
Like other Lac Saint-Pierre spots, the Wax Spot benefits from the vast fetch of this river widening (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve). North winds cross the full width of the lake. Shallow water over great distances. Season from June to October.
Spot forecast for Wax Spot
Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 17:54
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Wax Spot: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
153h
in March · 16.5 rideable days
The season runs from November to May, peaking in March: 14 rideable days a month and 153 hours of usable wind, at 3 °C. The low point is August, at 4.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 95% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is August, with 122 mm.
Monthly averages: Wax Spot
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.0 | 89 h | -6 °C | 53 mm |
| February | 12.0 | 87 h | -4 °C | 44 mm |
| March | 16.5 | 153 h | 4 °C | 70 mm |
| April | 15.5 | 156 h | 11 °C | 69 mm |
| May | 16.0 | 144 h | 19 °C | 59 mm |
| June | 6.0 | 53 h | 24 °C | 86 mm |
| July | 5.5 | 43 h | 26 °C | 76 mm |
| August | 4.5 | 33 h | 24 °C | 122 mm |
| September | 6.5 | 46 h | 21 °C | 56 mm |
| October | 9.5 | 71 h | 14 °C | 52 mm |
| November | 11.5 | 82 h | 4 °C | 82 mm |
| December | 11.5 | 67 h | -4 °C | 65 mm |
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Technical details of Wax Spot spot
The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
On the water
Fresh water from the widened St. Lawrence River. Temperature of 20-24°C in summer. Muddy to sandy bottom, very shallow. Short, tight chop characteristic of Lac Saint-Pierre. Weak current on the south shore. Large shallows areas usable for sailing.
Hazards
Shallows everywhere — risk of bottom contact. Commercial shipping channel — never cross. Marshy areas on the periphery. UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — respect protected areas. Frequent summer thunderstorms.
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