Kite spot on water · Canada

Sand Banks

Name: Sand Banks
Address: CA

Riders have kited it in SW, W.

Show on the map43.8936, -77.2224

Works in: SW, W
Nearest airport: ROCFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, 93 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.

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Parking

Car park about 450 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Nice waves.community map

In riders' own words

„vous recommande ce spot par Vents : SUD OUEST , OUEST (moyen )“
„OpenStreetMap way/829775128“
„De belles vagues !!!!“

Photos from the area

Outlet River, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada · 284 m from the spot
Maxime Laterreur, CC BY 4.0, 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.

11.1Jan5.7

10.9Feb5.6

9.5Mar4.9

8.4Apr4.3

6.5May3.3

6.1Jun3.1

6.5Jul3.3

7.0Aug3.6

7.5Sep3.9

9.3Oct4.8

9.9Nov5.1

10.7Dec5.5

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

Values by month

January	11.1 knots · 5.7 m/s
February	10.9 knots · 5.6 m/s
March	9.5 knots · 4.9 m/s
April	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
May	6.5 knots · 3.3 m/s
June	6.1 knots · 3.1 m/s
July	6.5 knots · 3.3 m/s
August	7.0 knots · 3.6 m/s
September	7.5 knots · 3.9 m/s
October	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
November	9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
December	10.7 knots · 5.5 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.