Overview

Hanlan's Point Beach is located on the Toronto Islands, facing southwest toward Lake Ontario. Only accessible by ferry from downtown Toronto. It's an official clothing-optional beach with a unique setting — Toronto skyline in the background. The spot offers good conditions in SW wind with open fetch across the lake.

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Spot forecast for Hanlan's Point Beach

Sunrise 07:38 · Sunset 18:26

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

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Hanlan's Point Beach: 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

102h

in July · 15.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, December and March, at 17 rideable days and 2 °C. The low point is September, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is August, with 145 mm.

Monthly averages: Hanlan's Point Beach

Monthly averages — Hanlan's Point Beach — 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	175 h	-1 °C	58 mm
February	14.0	114 h	2 °C	43 mm
March	16.0	141 h	7 °C	46 mm
April	11.5	94 h	11 °C	54 mm
May	13.0	78 h	18 °C	64 mm
June	14.5	104 h	23 °C	69 mm
July	15.5	102 h	26 °C	65 mm
August	15.5	101 h	24 °C	145 mm
September	8.5	57 h	22 °C	63 mm
October	13.0	96 h	16 °C	19 mm
November	16.0	134 h	8 °C	52 mm
December	17.5	156 h	1 °C	60 mm

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Technical details of Hanlan's Point Beach spot

The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Lake Ontario fresh water. Flat to choppy. Sandy bottom. Good fetch from the SW. Conditions are often better than in the city as the beach is more exposed. Warm water in summer (18-22°C).

Hazards

Ferry access only (limited schedule). Air traffic — proximity to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Marine traffic in the harbour. Busy swimming zone. Return ferry can be missed if session runs long. Limited launch space on the beach.

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Billy Bishop Toronto City Airpor0.6 kmsource Environment Canada

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