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Gros Cap, Iles de la Madeleine kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Canada · Québec

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 3 m 47.35 | -61.88

Overview

Gros Cap is a wave spot on the Magdalen Islands' southwest coast, exposed to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Unlike the Lagune (flat water), Gros Cap offers waves and chop — ideal for wave riding and strapless. This is the "sea side" of the archipelago.

The sandy beach is long and exposed. Wind is constant on the islands. Waves form with south and southwest winds (Gulf fetch). For advanced riders when conditions are muscular.

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Spot forecast for Gros Cap, Iles de la Madeleine

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 18:11

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

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 6.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:310.8 m03:320.7 m05:050.7 m11:420.4 m18:190.8 m20:150.7 m21:490.7 m00:100.6 m02:350.7 m04:010.7 m06:070.8 m12:350.4 m19:040.8 m21:320.7 m22:140.7 m01:010.6 m07:040.8 m13:240.4 m19:450.8 m01:470.5 m07:580.8 m14:100.4 m20:230.8 m02:290.4 m08:490.9 m14:540.4 m20:590.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m

Gros Cap, Iles de la Madeleine: 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

432h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 10 °C. It peaks in May, with 432 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d F March: 30 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days26.5 d F March: 30 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Gros Cap, Iles de la Madeleine
Monthly averages — Gros Cap, Iles de la Madeleine — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 294 h -2 °C 28 mm
February 26.5 290 h -2 °C 62 mm
March 30.0 357 h 1 °C 110 mm
April 27.0 367 h 5 °C 63 mm
May 31.0 432 h 11 °C 29 mm
June 29.5 438 h 18 °C 43 mm
July 28.5 375 h 23 °C 104 mm
August 30.5 361 h 23 °C 16 mm
September 29.5 352 h 19 °C 25 mm
October 29.5 320 h 13 °C 50 mm
November 29.0 285 h 6 °C 41 mm
December 29.0 291 h -1 °C 57 mm

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Technical details of Gros Cap, Iles de la Madeleine spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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On the water

Ocean coast exposed to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Significant waves and swell in south/southwest winds. Sandy bottom, gradual depth from the beach. Water 16-20°C in summer. Low tide but affects sandbars and wave shape.

Hazards

Powerful waves in heavy weather. Shore currents and rip currents. Shifting sand bottom. Do not ride alone on the sea side. Full wetsuit recommended even in summer. Conditions can change quickly.

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