Kite spot on water · Canada

Barachois

Name: Barachois
Address: CA

Riders have kited it in E, SE.

Show on the map48.5990, -64.2856

Works in: E, SE
Nearest airport: YGPMichel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport, 24 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

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Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

From riders

What you need to know

Size of the area: Huge spot between two bodies of water, large beach.

Watch out for

Watch out for several tree stumps inside the lagoon (Barachois).community map

Where to launch

Large beach.community map

Conditions

Both waves and flat water, big waves when an easterly system arrives, muddy bottom.community map

In riders' own words

„kiteforce.ca vous recommande ce spot par Vent E,SE.“
„Perdu entre deux eaux, ce spot immense.“
„Vague, Flat spot, grande plage.“
„quelques souche d'arbres à faire attention à l'intérieur du Barachois.“
„Vague, Flat spot, grande plage. ... Grosse vague quand un système de l'Est rentre ... Fond vaseux.“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

11.0Jan5.7

10.5Feb5.4

10.4Mar5.3

9.1Apr4.7

7.2May3.7

6.6Jun3.4

6.0Jul3.1

6.5Aug3.3

7.8Sep4.0

8.8Oct4.5

10.0Nov5.1

11.2Dec5.8

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
February	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
March	10.4 knots · 5.3 m/s
April	9.1 knots · 4.7 m/s
May	7.2 knots · 3.7 m/s
June	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
July	6.0 knots · 3.1 m/s
August	6.5 knots · 3.3 m/s
September	7.8 knots · 4.0 m/s
October	8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s
November	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
December	11.2 knots · 5.8 m/s

Nearby

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Sources: Community map “Spots de Kitesurf autour de Montréal par www.kiteforce.ca” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.