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Windmill Bight
Surf spot · Canada
Is it worth the trip?
24Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 8 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 159kJ
- Wind
- NW 19 kn
- Temp
- 2°C
Wed 4 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 283kJ
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Temp
- 2°C
Thu 5 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 138kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Temp
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- N 18 kn
- Temp
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 153kJ
- Wind
- N 23 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 269, good
- Tue 317, too small
- Wed 446, fair
- Thu 539, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 74, too small
- Sun 816, too small
- Mon 99, too small
- Tue 1048, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–18 ftof swell
- Water 4 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Windmill Bight does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 69, good | 5 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 316kJ | offshorewind from the west, 15 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, too small | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 159kJ | wind from the north-west, 19 knots | 2°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 46, fair | 5 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 283kJ | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 2°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 39, too small | 4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 138kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore | 5°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the south, 13 knots | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 4, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the north, 18 knots | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, too small | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the north, 23 knots | 5°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 48, fair | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 199kJ | wind from the north-west, 13 knots | 5°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:09 +0.1 mLow 05:22 −0.2 mHigh 12:18 +0.3 mLow 19:41 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:56 +0.1 mLow 07:20 −0.1 mHigh 13:53 +0.3 mLow 21:00 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:19 +0.2 mLow 09:07 −0.2 mHigh 15:17 +0.3 mLow 21:57 −0.3 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 Windmill Bight
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (49°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (229°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 81). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about -1°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Lumsden.
Water about 4°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: Lumsden
about 10 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Lumsden its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Lumsden, 4 km (about 10 min by car)
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.