Havre-aux-Basques
Windsurf spot · Canada
Is it worth the trip?
21Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 5°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 24 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 24 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 430, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1075, good
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
- Best in May3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 21 knots | 28kn | offnot safe | chop | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | wind from the north, 14 knots | 19kn | side-on | chop | 5°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 30, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 24 knots | 33kn | side | chop | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 12kn | cross-off | chop | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 9 knots | 10kn | cross-off | chop | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 24 knots | 31kn | cross-off | chop | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 20kn | offnot safe | chop | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots | 21kn | on | flat | 9°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots | 45kn | cross-off | chop | 6°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 08:33 −0.3 mHigh 17:10 +0.2 mLow 21:05 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:28 +0.2 mLow 09:51 −0.3 mHigh 17:39 +0.1 mLow 22:34 +0.0 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:54 +0.1 mLow 11:08 −0.2 mHigh 18:01 +0.1 mLow 23:36 −0.1 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.
Best time to go
best in May
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Havre-aux-Basques
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.3 km out (1 in 526). The sea is about -1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually May, with about 3 good days in 7; in July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bassin. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.
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Where to stay: Bassin
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about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$101/nightcountry average
About Bassin its beds, food and every spot near it
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