Continent |
North America |
Country |
Canada |
Next Big City |
St. John\'s |
Next Town |
Conception Bay South |
|
Type: |
Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Buttery flat and shallow. Fresh water although it is only 5 meters from the ocean.
Beach
Type: |
Grass, Stones |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Grassy rigging area on one side small round beach stones on the other. Pretty safe place to learn. Safe launch and landing area.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal, Thick |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal, Thick |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Season begins as soon as the ice disappears. You can ride until the ice reappears. So it works from April to December. The water warms up quickly in spring when the ocean is still chilly.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
N, NE, W, NW |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Works on all wind directions but the following are the best: NE, N, NW and W. Very steady in these directions. Gusty in all others.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No information |
Excellent learning spot only 20 minutes from St. John's. From Trans Canada Highway head down the Conception Bay South access road and turn right at lights. Turn left at soccer pitch. Lagoon is on the left.
Extra information
Nightlife
St. John's is known as the party Capital of Canada. More bars per capita than anywhere else in North America.