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Parc des Pionniers kitesurf and wingfoil spot
Canada · Québec
Overview
Kitesurf spot at Parc des Pionniers in Baie-Comeau, on the North Shore. This municipal park offers easy access to the St. Lawrence estuary from Baie-Comeau city. It's the reference urban spot on the North Shore, with parking, services and stunning estuary views. The river is very wide here (30+ km), offering considerable fetch in south wind. Baie-Comeau city offers all necessary services.
Spot forecast for Parc des Pionniers
Sunrise 07:01 · Sunset 17:33
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.9 km from the spot.
- Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 2.9 m
- Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3 m
- Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.2 m
- Friday 23 October High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 0.9 m
- Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m
Parc des Pionniers: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
162h
in May · 19 rideable days
The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 15 rideable days a month and 162 hours of usable wind, at 6 °C. The low point is January, at 7 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 105 mm.
Monthly averages: Parc des Pionniers
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.0 | 52 h | -6 °C | 54 mm |
| February | 9.0 | 46 h | -5 °C | 35 mm |
| March | 12.0 | 103 h | 0 °C | 92 mm |
| April | 14.0 | 128 h | 6 °C | 69 mm |
| May | 19.0 | 162 h | 13 °C | 62 mm |
| June | 11.5 | 77 h | 21 °C | 68 mm |
| July | 12.5 | 88 h | 24 °C | 103 mm |
| August | 10.5 | 75 h | 22 °C | 72 mm |
| September | 11.5 | 91 h | 18 °C | 46 mm |
| October | 13.0 | 92 h | 11 °C | 62 mm |
| November | 11.0 | 75 h | 3 °C | 80 mm |
| December | 8.0 | 70 h | -5 °C | 105 mm |
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Technical details of Parc des Pionniers spot
The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Intermediate
On the water
St. Lawrence estuary at Baie-Comeau. Cold salt water (8-12°C in summer). 3-4m tides. Considerable fetch southward. Chop to waves in sustained south wind. Rocky and sandy bottom. Tidal currents along the coast. Tidal flats at low tide.
Hazards
Very cold water — thick wetsuit mandatory. Rocks along the coast. Tidal currents. The estuary is immense — do not venture offshore. Commercial shipping (industrial port). Frequent fog on the estuary.
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