Best Kitespots in British Columbia

25 spots · Canada

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

Median of 15 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 25 spots
Median kite days: 26 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 12 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Calvin Bay; 48 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in British Columbia

British Columbia in Canada has 25 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 26 % kite days over the year; Calvin Bay leads with 48 %.

Water about 12 °C.

Best time to visit British Columbia

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Low wind: May to September

Kite days at the median spot range from 9 % in July to 32 % in January.

Water 8 °C in February to 16 °C in August. Air 6 °C in February to 19 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in British Columbia: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in British Columbia?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is January with 32 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in British Columbia?

Calvin Bay has the most kite days in British Columbia: 48 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in British Columbia?

The water ranges from 8 °C in February to 16 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in February, 4/3 in August.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in British Columbia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Calvin Bay	56	46	51	59	53	47	37	38	40	48	47	48
Cox Bay	52	45	46	53	60	53	42	40	33	44	51	47
Jordan River	34	42	28	36	49	48	65	42	20	22	32	29
Victoria	31	37	29	37	39	48	61	42	26	24	33	30
Boundry Bay	44	47	39	45	18	23	15	21	26	34	41	46
Nootka Island	32	28	33	40	37	35	23	22	21	27	31	26
Wickannish	39	32	28	33	33	30	20	17	16	26	32	30
Rathtrevor Beach	43	34	33	30	14	17	6	10	20	30	39	38
Comox Spit	33	24	29	27	10	11	9	8	19	23	30	29
Bamfield	32	31	26	27	20	14	7	4	12	21	31	26
Kitsilano Beach	9	5	3	11	2	2	1	1	4	8	7	7
Alcan Beach	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lake Nitinat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Skeena	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Squamish Spit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

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All spots in British Columbia

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Calvin Bay
Canada
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Calvin Bay: Jan 56 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 59 %, May 53 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 40 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 47 %, Dec 48 %
2
Chestermans Beach
Canada
47 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Chestermans Beach: Jan 52 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 53 %, May 60 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 47 %
3
Cox Bay
Canada
47 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cox Bay: Jan 52 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 53 %, May 60 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 47 %
4
Jordan River
Canada
37 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jordan River: Jan 34 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 36 %, May 49 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 22 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 29 %
5
Victoria
Canada
37 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Victoria: Jan 31 %, Feb 37 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 37 %, May 39 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 30 %
6
Boundry Bay
Canada
33 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Boundry Bay: Jan 44 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 45 %, May 18 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 21 %, Sep 26 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 41 %, Dec 46 %
7
Nootka Island
Canada
30 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Nootka Island: Jan 32 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 40 %, May 37 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 23 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 27 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 26 %
8
Long Beach
Canada
28 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Long Beach: Jan 39 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 33 %, May 33 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 26 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 30 %
9
Wickannish
Canada
28 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wickannish: Jan 39 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 33 %, May 33 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 26 %, Nov 32 %, Dec 30 %
10
Rathtrevor Beach
Canada
26 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Rathtrevor Beach: Jan 43 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 30 %, May 14 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 6 %, Aug 10 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 30 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 38 %
11
Comox Spit
Canada
21 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Comox Spit: Jan 33 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 27 %, May 10 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 9 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 19 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 29 %
12
Bamfield
Canada
21 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bamfield: Jan 32 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 27 %, May 20 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 12 %, Oct 21 %, Nov 31 %, Dec 26 %
13
Kitsilano Beach
Canada
5 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kitsilano Beach: Jan 9 %, Feb 5 %, Mar 3 %, Apr 11 %, May 2 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 4 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 7 %, Dec 7 %
14
Nitinat Lake Camping
Canada
1 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Nitinat Lake Camping: Jan 1 %, Feb 2 %, Mar 1 %, Apr 1 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 1 %, Nov 4 %, Dec 1 %
15
Alcan Beach
Canada
0 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Alcan Beach: Jan 1 %, Feb 2 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 2 %, Dec 0 %
16
Lake Nitinat
Canada
0 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lake Nitinat: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %
17
Osoyoos Lake
Canada
0 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Osoyoos Lake: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %
18
Breakwater Beach
Canada
0 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Breakwater Beach: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %
19
Columbia Lake
Canada
0 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Columbia Lake: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %
20
Gruchies Beach on Lakelse Lake
Canada
0 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Gruchies Beach on Lakelse Lake: Jan 0 %, Feb 0 %, Mar 0 %, Apr 0 %, May 0 %, Jun 0 %, Jul 0 %, Aug 0 %, Sep 0 %, Oct 0 %, Nov 0 %, Dec 0 %

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Kite days by month for British Columbia: median of 15 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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