Lake · British Columbia · Canada

Nitinat Lake Camping

Name: Nitinat Lake Camping
Address: CAN

Kite days stay under 30 % in every month.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan1cold
FFeb2cold
MMar1cold
AApr1Off
MMay0Off
JJun0Off
JJul0Off
AAug0Off
SSep0Off
OOct1Offnow
NNov4cold
DDec1cold

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.

Confidence lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 9, reached 50 %

Kite days
1 % Offabout 1 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 98 %
Kiteable 1 %
Too strong 1 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
Daylight
10.9 h
Air
15 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
Rain
15 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %).

Nitinat Lake Camping

Kite days% of days	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	cold	cold
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9
Daylighth	8.8	10.1	11.9	13.7	15.2	16.1	15.7	14.4	12.6	10.9	9.2	8.4
Air°C, daily maximum	8	7	10	12	17	19	22	23	20	15	10	8
Rain days1 mm or more	20 of 31	17 of 28	19 of 31	17 of 30	13 of 31	12 of 30	5 of 31	7 of 31	11 of 30	15 of 31	19 of 30	23 of 31

In January, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %).
In February, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 28 (2 %).
In March, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %).
In April, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (1 %).
In May, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 0 kite days out of 31 (0 %).
In June, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 0 kite days out of 30 (0 %).
In July, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 0 kite days out of 31 (0 %).
In August, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 0 kite days out of 31 (0 %).
In September, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 0 kite days out of 30 (0 %).
In October, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %).
In November, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 30 (4 %).
In December, Nitinat Lake Camping averaged 1 kite days out of 31 (1 %).

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Nitinat Lake Camping

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In November, the windiest month

Too light 93 %
Kiteable 4 %
Too strong 3 %

Too light on 93 %, kiteable on 4 %, too strong on 3 % of days.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often SSE (158°).

Kitesurfing at Nitinat Lake Camping: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Nitinat Lake Camping?

Nitinat Lake Camping rarely gets kiteable wind in the model data: every month stays under 20 % kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Nitinat Lake Camping windy in October?

Rarely. 1 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 1 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Nitinat Lake Camping get in a year?

About 4 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

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Spot facts

Region: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU), 63 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC-07:00 in October
Coordinates: 48.8055, -124.6808
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Flat water is the main riding area.
A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
Good for learning: kite sources describe schools teaching here.
Tidal lake with a reliable 20 to 25 kn summer thermal and flat water, described as good both for learning and for advanced riders.

Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: www.mackiteboarding.com, iksurfmag.com.

Nearby kite spots in British Columbia

Kite days in October, % of days

Bamfield
Canada · 20 points more kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
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 %
Lake Nitinat
Canada · 1 point fewer kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
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 %
Jordan River
Canada · 21 points more kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
22 %
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 %
Rathtrevor Beach
Canada · 29 points more kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
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 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 %
Wickannish
Canada · 25 points more kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
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 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 %
Cox Bay
Canada · 43 points more kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
44 %
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 %
Comox Spit
Canada · 22 points more kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
23 %
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 %
Victoria
Canada · 23 points more kite days than Nitinat Lake Camping in October
24 %
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 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: low.

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In October, 1 % of days at Nitinat Lake Camping met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/nitinat-lake-camping

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