Kite forecast · Canada · Quebec
Kite forecast Îles de la Madeleine today
Wind, gusts and direction at Îles de la Madeleine (Quebec, Canada) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.
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Right now
1 kiteable daylight hour. Best window 17:00–18:00: 12–22 kn from NW.
Today, hour by hour
Kiteable 1 kiteable daylight hour. Best window 17:00–18:00: 12–22 kn from NW.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | 12 kn | 22 kn | ↑NW | Kiteable |
Îles de la Madeleine kite forecast, next 3 days
- Kiteable
- Gusty
- Too light
- Too strong
Sunday 25 October
Kiteable 2 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 15:00–17:00: 13–24 kn from WSW.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 6 kn | 12 kn | ↑W | Too light |
| 12:00 | 8 kn | 11 kn | ↑WSW | Too light |
| 15:00 | 13 kn | 21 kn | ↑WSW | Kiteable |
Monday 26 October
Kiteable 3 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 14:00–17:00: 18–30 kn from WSW.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 15 kn | 30 kn | ↑WSW | Gusty |
| 12:00 | 12 kn | 25 kn | ↑WSW | Too light |
| 15:00 | 18 kn | 28 kn | ↑WSW | Kiteable |
Tuesday 27 October
Kiteable 10 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 08:00–11:00: 26–28 kn from NW.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 26 kn | 28 kn | ↑NW | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 26 kn | 29 kn | ↑NW | Kiteable |
| 15:00 | 27 kn | 32 kn | ↑NW | Kiteable |
Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.
Forecast for Sat 17:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC
Typical wind at Îles de la Madeleine
↑On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Îles de la Madeleine most often blows from SW (15% of them). Windiest months: February, March, May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy days | 97% | 100% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 90% | 87% | 77% | 93% | 94% | 97% | 100% |
From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.
Wind map around Îles de la Madeleine
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Questions
- Is it kiteable at Îles de la Madeleine today?
- Kiteable: wind 12 kn gusting 22 kn from NW (Sat 17:00). Today: 1 kiteable daylight hour.
- When is the best time to kite at Îles de la Madeleine today?
- 17:00–18:00 (12–22 kn from NW)
- Which way does the wind usually blow at Îles de la Madeleine?
- On windy days mostly from SW. Windiest months: February, March, May.
- What counts as kiteable?
- A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.
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How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Îles de la Madeleine, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.