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Kite Spot Ottawa

Kite Spot Ottawa

Canadian river/lake spot with thermal and frontal SW winds; a warm-season freshwater spot.

Wind now & forecast

Now: Not kiteable — 4 kn
Today
Tomorrow - 7h ⌀9kn (13:00-20:00) · gusty, up to 27kn
+2 Days - 2h ⌀16kn (11:00-13:00)
See forecast

Spot info

Water type
Choppy
Skill level
Intermediate
Prevailing wind
SW
Typical crowd
3/10

Typical kiteable days by month (Beaufort 4+)

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Average air temperature by month

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Recent wind (last 30 days)

knots

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Sep 2, 13:21: 5 kn Sep 2, 13:51: 5 kn Sep 2, 14:08: 5 kn Sep 2, 14:21: 5 kn Sep 2, 17:21: 5 kn Sep 2, 20:22: 6 kn Sep 2, 23:22: 2 kn Sep 3, 02:22: 3 kn Sep 3, 05:23: 7 kn Sep 3, 08:23: 9 kn Sep 3, 11:23: 7 kn Sep 3, 13:26: 8 kn Sep 3, 14:10: 8 kn Sep 3, 14:49: 8 kn Sep 3, 15:34: 8 kn Sep 3, 15:45: 8 kn Sep 3, 15:56: 8 kn Sep 3, 18:57: 5 kn Sep 3, 21:57: 2 kn Sep 4, 00:57: 5 kn Sep 4, 03:57: 6 kn Sep 4, 06:57: 7 kn Sep 4, 09:57: 9 kn Sep 4, 12:24: 9 kn Sep 4, 12:32: 10 kn Sep 4, 13:56: 10 kn Sep 4, 16:56: 9 kn Sep 4, 19:57: 7 kn Sep 4, 22:58: 7 kn Sep 5, 01:58: 6 kn Sep 5, 04:58: 4 kn Sep 5, 05:32: 4 kn Sep 5, 05:53: 4 kn Sep 5, 08:53: 4 kn Sep 5, 11:53: 4 kn Sep 5, 14:53: 5 kn Sep 5, 17:53: 2 kn Sep 5, 20:53: 3 kn Sep 5, 23:53: 3 kn Sep 6, 02:53: 3 kn Sep 6, 05:46: 3 kn, gusts 7 kn Sep 6, 06:29: 3 kn, gusts 7 kn Sep 6, 08:56: 4 kn, gusts 5 kn Sep 6, 11:56: 6 kn, gusts 9 kn Sep 6, 13:13: 6 kn, gusts 9 kn Sep 6, 13:55: 5 kn, gusts 9 kn Sep 6, 14:49: 5 kn, gusts 10 kn Sep 6, 17:49: 3 kn, gusts 8 kn Sep 6, 20:50: 3 kn, gusts 5 kn Sep 6, 23:51: 6 kn, gusts 8 kn Sep 7, 02:52: 8 kn, gusts 11 kn Sep 7, 05:52: 7 kn, gusts 10 kn Sep 7, 08:52: 5 kn, gusts 8 kn Sep 7, 11:53: 8 kn, gusts 10 kn Sep 7, 14:29: 8 kn, gusts 11 kn Sep 7, 17:29: 7 kn, gusts 13 kn Sep 7, 20:29: 5 kn, gusts 7 kn Sep 7, 23:29: 4 kn, gusts 5 kn Sep 8, 02:29: 6 kn, gusts 8 kn Sep 8, 05:29: 3 kn, gusts 4 kn Sep 8, 13:57: 1 kn, gusts 4 kn Sep 8, 16:57: 3 kn, gusts 4 kn Sep 8, 19:58: 4 kn, gusts 8 kn

mean windgusts

How to get there

Local & international airport
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) — 16 km drive (~29 min)

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