Kite spot on water · Canada

Varennes

Name: Varennes
Address: CA

Riders have kited it in SW, W, NW.

Show on the map45.6791, -73.4415

Works in: SW, W, NW
Nearest airport: YHUMontréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport, 18 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

Parking

Car park about 100 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Getting there

Close to Montreal.community map

Conditions

Water quality and wind quality are the weak points.community map

In riders' own words

„vous recommande ce spot par Vents: SO, O, NO“
„OpenStreetMap way/480223204“
„OpenStreetMap way/480223203“
„Points+: proche de Montréal“
„Points -: qualité de l eau, qualité du vent“

Photos from the area

Varennes (Québec)-Vue vers le nord du boul. Marie-Victorin-2023-09-23 · 174 m from the spot
Gaétan Veillette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Varennes (Québec)-Vue de l'aménagement devant l'hôtel de ville de Varennes-2023-09-23 · 379 m from the spot
Gaétan Veillette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Varennes (Québec)-Parc de la Commune-Panneau d'entrée-2023-09-23 · 386 m from the spot
Gaétan Veillette, CC BY-SA 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.

9.2Jan4.7

9.9Feb5.1

9.7Mar5.0

9.4Apr4.8

8.3May4.3

7.5Jun3.9

7.2Jul3.7

7.0Aug3.6

7.3Sep3.8

8.3Oct4.3

8.3Nov4.3

8.5Dec4.4

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

Values by month

January	9.2 knots · 4.7 m/s
February	9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
March	9.7 knots · 5.0 m/s
April	9.4 knots · 4.8 m/s
May	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
June	7.5 knots · 3.9 m/s
July	7.2 knots · 3.7 m/s
August	7.0 knots · 3.6 m/s
September	7.3 knots · 3.8 m/s
October	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
November	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
December	8.5 knots · 4.4 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.