Kitesurf Location - Lake Huron / Dorcas Bay ( ID lake_huron___dorcas_bay )
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Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Next Big City (Airport): Toronto
Next Town: Tobermory
Latitude: 45.1825
Longitude: -81.5836
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
Good for:
Features:
- Toilet
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Type:
- Shallow
Hazards:
- None
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
Lake Huron, flat to choppy water. Shallow for about 250 m.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium
Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- July
At Singing Sands Provincial Park. Set up on the sand bar, about 50 m out. Great land boarding beach. `Private Beach` posted on one side, but there is more than enough room to ride in the park.Edit
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty
Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Expect 20's°C in June, 20-30°C in July and August. Cold water, except July and August.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- June
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- SW
Main Direction:
- SW
Strong, ultra clean westerly wind direct from Lake Huron. Ride in anything with `West` in it, which is the norm for June, July and August.Edit
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Hwy 6 up the Bruce Pennisula. Left on Dorcas Bay Road. Park at the Singing Sands Park, free parking.Edit
Respect the private beach, and other beach goers. A little crowded during peak season (when school is out). Tobermory is the freshwater scuba diving capital of the Great Lakes.Edit
A couple bars are there.Edit
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