Kite spot on water · Canada

Carleton barachois.

Name: Carleton barachois.
Address: CA

Riders have kited it in SE, S, SW, W.

Show on the map48.0919, -66.1079

Works in: SE, S, SW, W
Nearest airport: YVBBonaventure Airport, 48 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

worksno reports

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

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From riders

What you need to know

Where to launch

Several launch spots around the perimeter of the water.community map

Parking

Car park about 600 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Flat-water lagoon (barachois), shallow, clean bottom, green algae in summer.community map

In riders' own words

„kiteforce.ca vous recommande ce spot par Vent O,SO,S,SE.“
„Plusieurs endroits pour ce launcher tout atour du plan d'eau.“
„OpenStreetMap node/2477349894“
„OpenStreetMap way/239964089“
„Très beau flat spot dans le barachois, peu profond, algues vertes en été, fond propre.“

Photos from the area

Carleton-sur-Mer (2) · 885 m from the spot
Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Carleton-sur-Mer (1) · 886 m from the spot
Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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.

6.6Jan3.4

6.8Feb3.5

6.5Mar3.3

5.9Apr3.0

4.8May2.5

4.5Jun2.3

4.2Jul2.2

4.4Aug2.3

4.9Sep2.5

5.4Oct2.8

5.7Nov2.9

6.3Dec3.2

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

Values by month

January	6.6 knots · 3.4 m/s
February	6.8 knots · 3.5 m/s
March	6.5 knots · 3.3 m/s
April	5.9 knots · 3.0 m/s
May	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
June	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
July	4.2 knots · 2.2 m/s
August	4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s
September	4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s
October	5.4 knots · 2.8 m/s
November	5.7 knots · 2.9 m/s
December	6.3 knots · 3.2 m/s

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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.