Overview

Thorah Centennial Park sits on Lake Simcoe's east shore near Beaverton. The beach faces west with good fetch across the lake (about 25 km). Lake Simcoe is the fourth-largest lake entirely within Ontario.

Municipal park with parking and facilities. Sand beach launch. West and northwest winds are most favorable. The lake freezes in winter, allowing snowkite on the ice.

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Spot forecast for Lake Simcoe | Thorah Centennial Park

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

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Lake Simcoe | Thorah Centennial 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

159h

in April · 18 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in April: 17 rideable days a month and 159 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is September, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is November, with 88 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Simcoe | Thorah Centennial Park

Monthly averages — Lake Simcoe | Thorah Centennial 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	17.0	143 h	-4 °C	74 mm
February	15.0	123 h	-1 °C	49 mm
March	16.5	175 h	5 °C	74 mm
April	18.0	159 h	11 °C	71 mm
May	17.0	155 h	19 °C	63 mm
June	16.5	174 h	24 °C	82 mm
July	17.0	165 h	27 °C	47 mm
August	18.0	140 h	25 °C	30 mm
September	11.5	101 h	23 °C	36 mm
October	15.0	127 h	15 °C	38 mm
November	16.5	154 h	6 °C	88 mm
December	15.5	120 h	-2 °C	76 mm

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Technical details of Lake Simcoe | Thorah Centennial Park spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

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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 west. Freshwater, moderate chop (fetch ~25 km). Sandy bottom, gradual depth. Water 19-23°C in summer. Shallow lake on average (15 m), ideal for progression.

Hazards

Heavy recreational boat traffic in summer. Swimmers in peak season. Sudden thunderstorms possible. Variable water quality — check advisories.

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