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Continent:
North America
Country:
Canada
Next Big City:
Victoria
Next Town:
Victoria
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Toilet, Parking


Water
Type:
Shallow, Chop
Hazards:
Currents, Reefs
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
No Info

Choppy. Moderate tides, stronger as you go further out. Reef covered at high tide, visible at low.
Beach
Type:
Rocks
Size:
Small
Hazards:
Rocks
Beach Users:
No Info

Rocky (gravel, boulders), logs. Dangerous launch. Narrow beach. In stronger winds kites are launched from the water. Also someone holding onto your harness is strongly recommended in strong winds. Self launch is possible, way easier in the summer. Self landing is not recommended (unless you want to test the durability of your kite). Tap your head and and someone on the beach will catch your kite.

Wind

Best Months:
May, June, July, August, September
Wind Type:
Thermal Winds, Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
Main Direction:
SW, W

Usually sideshore or sideonshore. Average in summer is about 50% of days some months much more, some less. Usually 12-16m kites weather, 10-25kts. Usually W sometimes SW. Best direction is W. In winter highly unpredictable, frontal kiting. Very windy 9m kites or less, 25+kts. Very lofty location due to large cliff (increases loft danger). Best months are May to September (especially June and July) due to thermals. But it is ridable all year with frontals in winter.



How to get there
Transport:
Car, Bus
Access:
Short Walk


Get directions from


Pretty much downtown. Beside Becon Hill Park. Follow Cook St. to the water and there walk down the stairs to the beach. Bus or car.

Extra Information
Rules:
None


No special rules. Make sure you are intermediate or ddvanced. Kiters have learned there but people have also broken many bones.

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