The Tofino and Long Beach areas are the only places on the West Coast of Canada where you’ll find long-board surfers riding the waves year-round. Surf shops in Ucluelet and Tofino rent equipment and provide instruction. During the summer months, surf guards are in attendance in the Long Beach unit of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
Windsurfers ply the waves at China Creek Marina and on the harbourfront area in Port Alberni. Sproat Lake Provincial Park is another popular windsurfing option and is known for brisk winds and lots of sunshine. Nitinat Lake, accessible by gravel road from Port Alberni, is reputed to be the best windsurfing lake on Vancouver Island and one of the best in the whole province. |
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