Overview

North Oliphant is the northern part of the famous Oliphant beach on Lake Huron's east shore. Like Oliphant, the spot is renowned for extremely shallow water — standing depth for hundreds of meters. One of Ontario's best flat water spots.

Northern extension of Oliphant with the same exceptional conditions. Turquoise shallow water, fine sand bottom. Perfect for beginners and flat water foiling.

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Spot forecast for North Oliphant

Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 18:32

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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North Oliphant: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

169h

in April · 18.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are April, February and March, at 18 rideable days and 5 °C. The low point is September, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is August, with 196 mm.

Monthly averages: North Oliphant

Monthly averages — North Oliphant — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	159 h	-2 °C	84 mm
February	18.0	138 h	-1 °C	61 mm
March	18.0	192 h	5 °C	76 mm
April	18.5	169 h	10 °C	91 mm
May	13.5	97 h	17 °C	62 mm
June	17.0	169 h	21 °C	72 mm
July	17.0	138 h	24 °C	29 mm
August	17.0	127 h	22 °C	196 mm
September	10.5	79 h	21 °C	19 mm
October	18.0	139 h	14 °C	25 mm
November	18.0	157 h	7 °C	36 mm
December	18.0	139 h	-1 °C	105 mm

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Technical details of North Oliphant spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

On the water

Extremely shallow flat water — standing depth for 300-500 m. Turquoise freshwater resembling the Caribbean. Fine sand bottom. Almost no chop. Ideal conditions for beginners and wingfoil.

Hazards

Very shallow water — watch for drift in offshore winds. Sand bottom may hide isolated rocks. Possible algae in late summer. Safe riding but stay alert for children and swimmers.

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