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Toronto Island Canoe Club

Kayak spot · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

70Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 4, Air 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 70 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sun 8 · 25 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 61 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 53 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 370, good
  2. Wed 484, good
  3. Thu 559, fair
  4. Fri 690, good
  5. Sat 770, good
  6. Sun 825, poor
  7. Mon 961, good
  8. Tue 1053, fair
  9. Wed 1158, fair
  10. Thu 1271, good

The spot in one fact

  • Best Jul–Aug7 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
Tue 3Nov70, good9 kn10kn16°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good6 kn6kn16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov59, fair11 kn13kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good2 kn4kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov70, good6 kn15kn11°C1.2 mm
Sun 8Nov25, poor12 kn16kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov61, good9 kn17kntoo gusty11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair12 kn17kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov58, fair9 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov71, good5 kn10kn7°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 Jul–Aug

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

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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

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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 new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. 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 3 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$308–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 3 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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