Britannia Beach
5:43 AM
8:16 PM
Current conditions at 5/5 3:12 PM - OTTAWA INTL - 12 km away.
Wind Forecast
May-5 Sunday 5-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Temp C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||
May-6 Monday 6-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Temp C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 1.2 | ||||||||||
May-7 Tuesday 7-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Temp C | 9 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 11 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
May-8 Wednesday 8-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Temp C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 2.9 | 2.9 | |||||||||
May-9 Thursday 9-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Temp C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.3 | ||||||||||
May-10 Friday 10-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Temp C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 13.8 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |||||
May-11 Saturday 11-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| Temp C | 8 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
Current Observation Data aggregated by Synoptic and WCG-ITX.com. Forecast data from Environment Canada
Nearby Stations
The following stations are near this spot.
| Name | ICAO | Date | Distance (Km) | Wind Speed | Direction | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTTAWA INTL | CYOW | 5/5 3:12 PM | 12.1 | 9 | Active | ||
| GATINEAU AIRPORT | CYND | 5/5 3:00 PM | 25.2 | 8 | Active | ||
| KEMPTVILLE | CXKE | 5/5 3:00 PM | 42.7 | 8 | Active | ||
| MOOSE CREEK | CTCK | 5/5 3:00 PM | 67.0 | 6 | Active | ||
| DW7146 Kanata | D7146 | 5/5 2:55 PM | 9.2 | 0 | Inactive | ||
| EW3670 Ottawa | E3670 | 5/5 2:55 PM | 10.0 | 1 | Inactive | ||
| EW2262 Stittsville | E2262 | 5/5 2:51 PM | 15.2 | 3 | Inactive | ||
| EW6946 Ottawa | E6946 | 5/5 2:45 PM | 9.4 | 5 | Inactive | ||
| FW3715 Ottawa | F3715 | 0.5 | Inactive | ||||
| OTTAWA CDA RCS | CXOA | 7.3 | Active | ||||
| EW7969 Ottawa | E7969 | 9.3 | Inactive | ||||
| FW3226 Ottawa | F3226 | 9.4 | Cannot locate wind data | Active | |||
| Hull (Ile) | AN000050204 | 10.2 | No records found | Active | |||
| FW4194 Ottawa | F4194 | 10.7 | Active | ||||
| Ottawa | AN000060104 | 12.6 | No records found | Active | |||
| FRANKTOWN | CXFT | 43.5 | Active | ||||
| WINCHESTER | CTWN | 51.0 | Active | ||||
| HIGH FALLS CS (A | CXHF | 53.5 | Active | ||||
| LOCHABER | CMHB | 56.0 | Active | ||||
| ALFRED | CTAE | 75.0 | Active |
Spot Details
<p>On the Ottawa River, </p><p><b>Wind</b>: SW ,W, NW, N . </p><p><b>Time of Year</b>: Spring and Fall, </p><p>Its a tight launch area and rock piers, Helmets area good idea. When on the water at Britannia, there are some other hazards that you need to be aware of namely:</p><p></p><ul><li>Rapids just north of the Britannia Yacht Club (watch out for S wind at Britannia as such wind will blow you straight to the rapids)</li><li>Gull-wires over the swimming area at Britannia</li><li>Rock shoal (and some other rocks) on the SW side of the Britannia bay in very low water season]</li></ul><p></p><p>While there are many kiters who use and enjoy this launch, any mistakes can have serious consequences for either personal safety or maintaining access to this launch. </p>