St.Christophers Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Canada · Ontario

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 180 m 43.74 | -81.73

Overview

St. Christopher's Beach sits on Lake Huron's east shore north of Goderich. The beach faces west with over 200 km fetch across the lake. Similar to other Huron coast beaches between Goderich and Kincardine.

Access via coastal roads. Sandy beach, easy launch. Rural and uncrowded spot. West and northwest winds dominate and offer the best conditions.

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Spot forecast for St.Christophers Beach

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:35

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

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St.Christophers 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

167h

in July · 23 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, June and August, at 23 rideable days and 24 °C. The low point is February, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days16 d F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days23 d J August: 22 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21.5 rideable days J February: 16 rideable days16 d F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 23 rideable days23 d J August: 22 rideable days A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 18.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 5%

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 -2 °C. The wettest month is December, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: St.Christophers Beach
Monthly averages — St.Christophers 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 21.5 226 h -2 °C 69 mm
February 16.0 139 h 1 °C 29 mm
March 17.5 174 h 7 °C 59 mm
April 21.0 192 h 12 °C 81 mm
May 20.0 162 h 18 °C 72 mm
June 22.5 195 h 24 °C 37 mm
July 23.0 167 h 25 °C 79 mm
August 22.0 157 h 24 °C 57 mm
September 17.5 121 h 23 °C 24 mm
October 21.5 153 h 16 °C 22 mm
November 19.5 172 h 8 °C 50 mm
December 18.5 153 h -1 °C 110 mm

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Technical details of St.Christophers Beach spot

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Lake Huron facing west. Freshwater, sustained chop in west winds. Sandy bottom, gradual depth. The famous Lake Huron sunsets accompany late-day sessions.

Hazards

Large fetch — significant waves and chop in strong west winds. Shore currents. Unsupervised beach — ride with a buddy. Cold water in spring (full wetsuit until July).

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