Overview

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Summerside Harbour is a spot in the port of Summerside, PEI's second largest city, on the south coast facing the Northumberland Strait. The harbour offers sheltered, shallow waters ideal for beginners, while the strait beyond provides more open conditions. The Northumberland Strait offers the warmest waters in Atlantic Canada (20-22°C in summer). Summerside has all services and a lively waterfront.

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Spot forecast for Summerside Harbour

Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 18:20

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

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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 6.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:24 · 1.5 m Low tide 13:33 · 0.8 m High tide 20:13 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:07 · 1.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 07:32 · 1.4 m Low tide 14:44 · 0.8 m High tide 21:01 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:52 · 1.1 m High tide 08:56 · 1.5 m Low tide 15:37 · 0.8 m High tide 21:41 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:44 · 0.9 m High tide 09:55 · 1.6 m Low tide 16:21 · 0.8 m High tide 22:13 · 1.5 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:25 · 0.7 m High tide 10:44 · 1.6 m Low tide 16:58 · 0.9 m High tide 22:38 · 1.6 m

Summerside Harbour: 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

332h

in July · 25.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, January and August, at 25 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is May, at 17.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 135 mm.

Monthly averages: Summerside Harbour

Monthly averages — Summerside Harbour — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.0	226 h	-3 °C	56 mm
February	21.0	201 h	-2 °C	66 mm
March	22.5	249 h	3 °C	135 mm
April	20.5	228 h	8 °C	54 mm
May	17.5	220 h	14 °C	36 mm
June	22.5	314 h	21 °C	76 mm
July	25.5	332 h	24 °C	39 mm
August	24.0	291 h	24 °C	16 mm
September	19.5	219 h	20 °C	39 mm
October	18.0	198 h	14 °C	63 mm
November	21.5	182 h	6 °C	101 mm
December	23.0	226 h	-1 °C	61 mm

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Technical details of Summerside Harbour spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Sheltered Summerside harbour with flat water. Northumberland Strait beyond — among the warmest waters in Atlantic Canada (20-22°C in summer). Sandy and muddy bottom in the harbour. Moderate semi-diurnal tides. Ideal learning conditions in the harbour. Limited fetch in the harbour, greater in the strait.

Hazards

Boat traffic in the harbour (active port). Muddy bottom at low tide. Docks and port infrastructure — maintain distance. Tidal currents at harbour entrance. Respect commercial navigation zones.

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Additional stations

VY2EK-13 SUMMERSIDE CA4.7 km

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Ogimet - Summerside Can-Mil (Canada)4.3 km

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