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Petite Baie kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Canada · Québec

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.4 | -61.83

Overview

Petite Baie is a small bay in the Magdalen Islands offering semi-sheltered water. The bay combines the advantages of a sheltered spot (calmer water) with the typical wind exposure of the archipelago.

Sandy beach, easy launch. Wind is constant on the islands. The bay provides some protection from swell depending on orientation. Versatile spot suited for intermediates.

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Spot forecast for Petite Baie

Sunrise 07:33 · Sunset 18:10

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

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Swell and waves

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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 3.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:310.8 m03:320.7 m05:050.7 m11:420.4 m18:190.8 m20:150.7 m21:490.7 m00:100.6 m02:350.7 m04:010.7 m06:070.8 m12:350.4 m19:040.8 m21:320.7 m22:140.7 m01:010.6 m07:040.8 m13:240.4 m19:450.8 m01:470.5 m07:580.8 m14:100.4 m20:230.8 m02:290.4 m08:490.9 m14:540.4 m20:590.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.9 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m

Petite Baie: 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

461h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 9 °C. It peaks in May, with 461 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 29.5 rideable days J February: 27 rideable days27 d F March: 30 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 29.5 rideable days J February: 27 rideable days27 d F March: 30 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is July, with 101 mm.

Monthly averages: Petite Baie
Monthly averages — Petite Baie — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.5 306 h -2 °C 29 mm
February 27.0 308 h -2 °C 61 mm
March 30.0 376 h 1 °C 81 mm
April 28.5 386 h 4 °C 67 mm
May 31.0 461 h 11 °C 23 mm
June 30.0 467 h 17 °C 38 mm
July 30.0 415 h 22 °C 101 mm
August 31.0 388 h 23 °C 26 mm
September 30.0 374 h 18 °C 20 mm
October 30.5 343 h 13 °C 30 mm
November 30.0 302 h 6 °C 40 mm
December 31.0 316 h -1 °C 50 mm

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Technical details of Petite Baie spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: 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 N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Semi-sheltered bay. Gulf of St. Lawrence seawater. Sandy bottom. Moderate chop — less than exposed spots. Water 16-20°C in summer. Low tide.

Hazards

Currents in the bay. Shifting sandy bottom. Wetsuit recommended. Conditions can change quickly. Strong wind possible.

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