Overview

Station Beach is Kincardine's main beach on Lake Huron's east shore. The beach faces west with excellent fetch. Kincardine is a tourist town known for its Scottish pipe band festival and lighthouse.

Municipal parking nearby. Large sandy beach, easy launch. The spot has good facilities including restrooms and showers. Popular in summer — ride outside swimming areas.

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Spot forecast for Station Beach

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:34

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

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Station 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

183h

in July · 23.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are July, August and October, at 23 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is September, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is June, with 125 mm.

Monthly averages: Station Beach

Monthly averages — Station 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	223 h	-2 °C	56 mm
February	16.5	151 h	1 °C	33 mm
March	19.0	190 h	6 °C	51 mm
April	21.5	193 h	11 °C	55 mm
May	17.0	150 h	17 °C	44 mm
June	21.5	192 h	23 °C	125 mm
July	23.5	183 h	25 °C	56 mm
August	22.0	163 h	23 °C	70 mm
September	16.0	124 h	22 °C	24 mm
October	22.0	166 h	16 °C	34 mm
November	20.0	175 h	8 °C	38 mm
December	19.5	169 h	0 °C	107 mm

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Technical details of Station Beach spot

The spot works with winds from 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

Lake Huron facing west. Freshwater, moderate to sustained chop. Sandy bottom, gradual depth. Large riding area in front of the beach. Spectacular sunsets over the lake.

Hazards

Very popular beach in summer — heavy cohabitation with swimmers. Respect marked swimming areas. Shore currents in strong winds. Kincardine harbour nearby — watch for marine traffic.

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