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Vancouver Island | Port Alberni kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Canada · British Columbia

Spot currently openIntermediate level 49.22 | -124.82

Overview

Port Alberni sits at the head of the Alberni Inlet, a 40 km long fjord on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Wind is channelled through the fjord, creating reliable thermal wind conditions in summer. The spot is protected from ocean swell by the length of the fjord. Forestry industrial area with an authentic working town atmosphere.

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Spot forecast for Vancouver Island | Port Alberni

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:19

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

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Vancouver Island | Port Alberni: 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

221h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 221 hours of usable wind, at 23 °C. The low point is January, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J February: 7 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 20 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 6.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J February: 7 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 20 rideable days J July: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 6.5 rideable days O November: 3.5 rideable days N December: 6.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 251 mm.

Monthly averages: Vancouver Island | Port Alberni
Monthly averages — Vancouver Island | Port Alberni — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 2.5 11 h 6 °C 148 mm
February 7.0 32 h 7 °C 107 mm
March 9.5 52 h 11 °C 162 mm
April 14.5 84 h 15 °C 39 mm
May 19.0 146 h 19 °C 27 mm
June 20.0 167 h 22 °C 22 mm
July 27.5 221 h 28 °C 8 mm
August 24.0 159 h 27 °C 23 mm
September 18.5 98 h 24 °C 56 mm
October 6.5 45 h 14 °C 180 mm
November 3.5 22 h 9 °C 178 mm
December 6.5 37 h 7 °C 251 mm

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Technical details of Vancouver Island | Port Alberni spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Flat to choppy water in the protected fjord. Brackish water (fresh/salt mix). Mud and sand bottom. Fetch limited by fjord width but good along the axis. Tidal current possible in the inlet. Significant depth in the centre of the fjord.

Hazards

Marine traffic in the inlet (fishing boats, kayaks, forestry cargo). Floating logs from the forestry industry — very dangerous. Tidal current in the fjord. Cold water. Wind can drop suddenly when the thermal effect stops.

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