Banc de Pabos
Surf spot · Canada
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 5 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft10 s
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- WNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Tue 3 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Thu 5 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- SE 1 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 32 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 166kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 36kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 15, too small
- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 34, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 542, too small
- Fri 632, too small
- Sat 729, poor
- Sun 820, too small
- Mon 97, too small
- Tue 101, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–7 ftof swell
- Water 5 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 4°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 6°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 42, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the south-east, 1 knot | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 29, poor | 5 ft6 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 166kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 7°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 02:13 −0.5 mHigh 07:49 +0.0 mLow 12:47 −0.3 mHigh 19:52 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:16 −0.5 mHigh 09:03 +0.0 mLow 14:07 −0.3 mHigh 21:04 +0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:16 −0.4 mHigh 10:16 +0.1 mLow 15:40 −0.3 mHigh 22:21 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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.
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About Banc de Pabos
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (148°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (328°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 65). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about -1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Grande Riviere Quebec, 7.1 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 5°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Grande Riviere Quebec
12 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Grande Riviere Quebec its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$100 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 30 October 2026.