"1st September, 1990... I see two enormous swells crash onto Little Hope shoal and continue breaking with enormous violence all the way across the one mile-wide, deep water channel to the headland, like the great Hawaiian rollers show on TV. I estimate them to be 14 - 16 feet.... At the next headland, Black Point, the reef extends a long way and occasionally a big swell crests way out and roars in. I keep clear and round the reef end with relief, then it crests half a dozen times; rollers crashing along the reef only 100 yards away."

— Frank Dye, Sailing to the Edge of Fear, Nimbus Publishing, 1999.

The area to which Dye makes reference is the South Shore of Nova Scotia - the home of Rossignol Surf Shop. With its mix of beaches, rugged coastline and hundreds of bays and inlets, the region provides some of the best surfing opportunities and challenges on the eastern seaboard. One can find steep fast breaks, excellent right and left point breaks, along with offshore reef and shoal breaks.

The best season is August to late November when numerous hurricanes and tropical storms pound the southern coast. Water temperatures can reach 20 degrees Celsius (low 70's Fahrenheit) and the air remain warm until early October. Wetsuits, 4/3 full suit is best, are suggested as water and air temperatures can fluctuate. Surfers are hard pressed to find any crowds, thus adding to the beauty of it all.

Nor'easters in winter and spring also bring excellent surf, however, the cold water and air temperatures threaten all but the few hardy, local, 'winter' surfers with their 6/5 suits, hoods, gloves and booties. Summer has occasional surf, but the prevailing southwest onshore winds create less than ideal conditions.

Rossignol Surf Shop would be glad to answer any and all of your questions regarding surfing, surf conditions and accommodations in southern Nova Scotia. Our staff is well aware of the best destinations in the region. We invite your participation! Learn to surf lessons, how to surf lessons, how to surf a longboard, learn to surf clinics and easy surfing clinics for beginners are offered by Rossignol Surf Shop, your east coast surfing destination in Atlantic Canada. Call today for Nova Scotia surfing tours, trips and instruction information (see below for details).



Rossignol Surf Shop offers 'Learn to Surf Clinics' at our new location at White Point Beach Resort (on the top floor of the resort's 'Boathouse/Giftshop'). White Point Beach is a good break beach and a fresh water lake provides the perfect pedagogical setting. The objective is to provide the basic information required to learn to surf in a safe, easy to learn, environment with the appropriate gear. Topics include the 'unwritten', but universal surf safety rules, gear, falling, paddling, standing and going over, through, around and under waves. Competent swimming skills are a must.

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To register for our Learn to Surf Clinic simply fill out the form below or call Rossignol Surf Shop at the number on the left sidebar. All sessions held at White Point Beach Resort, White Point, Nova Scotia. Please note that upon successful completion of the form you will be contacted by our staff to obtain VISA or Mastercard information, (which is required to hold any reservation).

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