Sea · British Columbia · Canada

Wickannish

Name: Wickannish
Address: CAN

Kite days peak in May at 33 %.

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.

JJan39cold
FFeb32cold
MMar28cold
AApr33cold
MMay33Possible
JJun30Possible
JJul20Possible
AAug17Off
SSep16Off
OOct26Possiblenow
NNov32cold
DDec30cold

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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
26 % Possibleabout 8 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 74 %
Kiteable 26 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
Best hours
10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.8 h
Water
12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves
Air
13 °Cdaily maximum, 12 °C during kite hours
Rain
17 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Wickannish averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Wickannish

Kite days% of days	39	32	28	33	33	30	20	17	16	26	32	30
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Off	Off	Possible	cold	cold
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	4 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	2 in 10	3 in 10	1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	1 in 10	2 in 10	4 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	2 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	1 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
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	11 to 18	12 to 17	14 to 19	13 to 19	15 to 19	15 to 19	13 to 18	10 to 18	10 to 16	10 to 15
Daylighth	8.7	10.1	11.9	13.7	15.3	16.1	15.8	14.4	12.7	10.8	9.2	8.3
Water°C at the surface	8	8	8	10	12	14	15	16	15	12	11	10
Air°C, daily maximum	8	7	8	10	12	14	16	17	15	13	10	8
Rain days1 mm or more	20 of 31	17 of 28	18 of 31	16 of 30	11 of 31	10 of 30	5 of 31	7 of 31	11 of 30	17 of 31	19 of 30	22 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+	4/3	4/3	4/3	4/3	6/5+	6/5+	6/5+

In January, Wickannish averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (39 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Wickannish averaged 9 kite days out of 28 (32 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Wickannish averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 8 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Wickannish averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (33 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Wickannish averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Wickannish averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (30 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Wickannish averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Wickannish averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Wickannish averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (16 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Wickannish averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (26 %). Water 12 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Wickannish averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 11 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Wickannish averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (30 %). Water 10 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. 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 Wickannish

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
March2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.5 expected
Septemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
November2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

2 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: 1 in 10

about 2.8 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In January, the windiest month

Too light 61 %
Kiteable 39 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 61 %, kiteable on 39 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from ESE (113°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Wickannish: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Wickannish?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is January, when 39 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Wickannish windy in October?

Sometimes. 26 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 8 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Wickannish?

The water ranges from 8 °C in January to 16 °C in August. In October it is about 12 °C (wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves).

How many kite days does Wickannish get in a year?

About 102 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.

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Spot facts

Region: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Tofino / Long Beach Airport (YAZ), 10 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC-07:00 in October
Coordinates: 49.0189, -125.6750
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.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in British Columbia

Kite days in October, % of days

Cox Bay
Canada · 18 points more kite days than Wickannish 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 %
Bamfield
Canada · 5 points fewer kite days than Wickannish 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 · 26 points fewer kite days than Wickannish 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 %
Comox Spit
Canada · 3 points fewer kite days than Wickannish 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 %
Nootka Island
Canada · 1 point more kite days than Wickannish in October
27 %
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 %
Rathtrevor Beach
Canada · 4 points more kite days than Wickannish 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 %
Calvin Bay
Canada · 22 points more kite days than Wickannish in October
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 %
Jordan River
Canada · 4 points fewer kite days than Wickannish in October
22 %
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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 %

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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. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 26 % of days at Wickannish 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/wickannish

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