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Cabot Provincial Park kitesurf spot

Canada · Prince Edward Island

Spot currently openIntermediate level 46.56 | -63.7

Overview

Cabot Provincial Park is a provincial park on Prince Edward Island's north coast, near the entrance to Malpeque Bay. The park offers a long red sand beach facing the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The northern exposure ensures significant fetch and regular kitesurfing conditions. The park has camping and facilities. Proximity to Malpeque Bay allows finding sheltered conditions if the gulf is too rough. Typical PEI landscape with red sand and dunes.

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Spot forecast for Cabot Provincial Park

Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 18:19

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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 1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now07:120.4 m08:460.4 m09:350.4 m11:490.5 m14:050.4 m00:000.9 m08:070.4 m12:470.5 m14:560.5 m00:580.9 m08:500.4 m13:450.6 m16:010.5 m18:190.5 m20:030.5 m01:570.9 m09:260.4 m14:390.6 m21:130.5 m02:560.8 m09:580.4 m15:280.8 m22:130.4 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m

Cabot Provincial Park: 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

259h

in January · 27 rideable days

The season runs from October to January, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 259 hours of usable wind, at 4 °C. The low point is July, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days27 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 17 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days27 d J February: 21.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 17.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 17 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 49%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 13%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 49% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -3 °C. The wettest month is March, with 140 mm.

Monthly averages: Cabot Provincial Park
Monthly averages — Cabot Provincial Park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 259 h -3 °C 50 mm
February 21.5 219 h -2 °C 60 mm
March 21.0 213 h 3 °C 140 mm
April 23.0 265 h 7 °C 62 mm
May 23.5 281 h 14 °C 43 mm
June 17.5 175 h 21 °C 84 mm
July 14.0 118 h 25 °C 37 mm
August 17.0 155 h 25 °C 13 mm
September 20.5 211 h 20 °C 43 mm
October 23.0 231 h 14 °C 74 mm
November 26.5 244 h 6 °C 95 mm
December 25.0 219 h -1 °C 69 mm

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Technical details of Cabot Provincial Park spot

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Gulf of St. Lawrence with significant northerly fetch. Moderate to strong chop. Red sandy bottom. Warm water in summer (18-22°C). Semi-diurnal tides. Dune system protecting the back beach. Waves 0.5-1.5 m in sustained wind.

Hazards

Coastal and rip currents possible. Red sandstone cliff erosion — do not approach. Protected dunes — do not walk on them. Currents at Malpeque Bay entrance. Cold water in spring and fall. Respect park regulations.

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