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Toronto Island Canoe Club

Kayak spot · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

87Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 6, Air 17 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
16°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 292, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 493, good
  4. Thu 578, good
  5. Fri 690, good
  6. Sat 790, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1164, good

The spot in one fact

  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Toronto Island Canoe Club
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov92, good4 kn5kn15°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good9 kn11kn16°C1.6 mm
Wed 4Nov93, good6 kn6kn17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good10 kn14kn15°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good3 kn6kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good5 kn7kn14°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good6 kn12kn12°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good10 kn14kn13°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good7 kn23kn10°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov64, good10 kn17kn9°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Toronto Island Canoe Club

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mississauga. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots and 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$959–US$1,750 each

about US$959–US$1,750 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YTZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$275
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$34
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$309–US$577
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$959–US$1,750

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Mississauga

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Closest

Mississauga

about 45 min by car · 26 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

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About Mississauga its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 25m

About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YTZ, direct, then 25 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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