SURFING IN CANADA ??

[guest]

this may seen like a silly question ..but is it possible 2 surf in canada ??( like around ontario , toronto )???


thnaks

[swimmer_anna]

yes, apparently so. i haven't yet, but am looking into it. (i'm from t.o. as well). you should check out the lakesurf.com forums, they are a lot more informative in terms of what you are looking for. btw, where in t.o. are you? and are you a beginner?

[oslo]

I know a chick in Victoria Island, who claims there is surf there. Bring a wet-suit!

[gim]

hey i'm from Toronto too, and i'm also looking for a place to surf!

[swimmer_anna]

gim,
where in toronto are you? and are you a beginner? i REALLY NEED to surf somewhere around here. but i don't have a board or anything. pm me if you have any ideas..... (and also check out the forums at lakesurf.com).
-Anna

[Bear]

Yes Virginia,
There is Surf in Canada!
And Lots of it. There is surf everywhere in the world in countries you wouldn't think. Virtually any country that has open ocean exposure.Like,Israel,Ireland,Spain,Portugal,Sudan,Iceland,India even Antarctica !!!
Canada is blessed with it's cold and mostly inhospitibale conditions for the average surfer.Which keeps our crowds down.But it's booming now within the last 5 years specifically.Nova Scotia, Vancouver Island and Newfoundland have been featured in Surfer Magazine numerous times..There has been surfing in Canada or Nova Scotia at least since the late 60's.
The Same crew of guys about 4 of them still surf there.And there has been Surfing on the great lakes for almost as long!!!

In Canada you can find World class waves in certain seasons particulary fall and winter.From Vancouver Island to Northern BC ,then from Newfoundland and Labrador to Cape Breton ,Nova Scotia ,and on rare days even PEI and New Brunswick Get Surf. Typically the waves are between 1and4 Meters in Height.But gets big and juicy in Hurricane Season and Nor'eastersup to 6-7 meters. Canada's coast are packed with point breakes and beach breaks that can produce rides of up to 250m plus on one wave.

But During Hurricane Juan The Waves reached face heights of 9 to 12 meters or 30 plus feet !!!!,[obviously unsurfable as the beaches cannot hold the volume]
There is Lots of oppourtunity to surf in Canada you just hafta find it!
Good Luck... and Aloha... :D

[Guest]

how could you surf in Toronto? there is no ocean there.....good luck finding surfable waves on a lake.

[TurboTurtle]

There is surf near Toronto! I have found you can surf in and around the area of Grand Bend on the southern end of Lake Huron. There are alot of open beaches and mostly sandy bottoms. As some one posted earlier The best time is in fall. This time of year the storms and winds send the waves down the lake. While it is not ocean surfing it is a good thing till you can get to the coast.

[TurboTurtle]

Try Sandbanks Pov park especialy when you are expecting a good strong SW wind on lake Ontario.

[NF_surf]

Hey,

Livin in Newfoundland and just bought a board. Anybody have an suggestions on where to go for some decent beginner waves?

[urbanpaddler]

dude, newfoundland?!?!? you better have a wetsuit or something!! as for surf spots, just search google for surfing in newfoundland. its gotta produce something.

[urbanpaddler]

As a matter of fact I just went and did it and lookie here... i found http://www.nesurf.com pretty cool huh. just look what a little proper google search gets you...

[NF_surf]

Thanks Man,

if it had to be a link to NFLD, I would have been happy, but it was a link to New England.

I am further North then that, so yes, we wear suits.

on a different note, we were out on wed (2 days ago) and got some really good waves.....about 5 feet high, big for me since I can barley stand up.

Cheers

[VanIsleSurfer]

yeah im from vancouver island, which is on the west coast of BC for those that dont know, and there is some awesome surfing out here

[Hapabalapx]

I surf all the time on the west coast of Vancouver Island and the water there is way WAY warmer than in southern California (where I live). I read it's because cali. has a current from Alaska and south west Canada has a current from Hawaii.

[VanIsleSurfer]

really??? warmer then southern cali? wow thats crazy, but actually i was just up at tofino a little over a week ago and the weather was beautiful and sunny all weekend sooo nice, waves were a little small but still super fun to ride