Habitat 67

Spot Details

Address

• 2600 Av Pierre-Dupuy, Montreal, QC H3C 3R6, Canada, North America

Directions

• Next to Habitat 67, Enter the trail from the park to the left of Habitat. Habitat 67 is at 2600 Avenue Pierre-Dupuy in Montreal. From Autoroute Bonaventure 10, take Avenue Pierre-Dupuy north. Park in the pull-off to the right, just past the street address. Walk behind tennis courts and down a dirt path; the wave itself is easy to spot, just down the embankment.

River

• St Lawrence River (Rivière du Nord)

Nearest City

• Montreal

Nearest Surf Shops

• Epic Boardshop
• Lost Enterprise (Lost Surfboards)

GPS Coords

• Latitude: 45.50033131
• Longitude: -73.5420084

Wave Details

Conditions

• Optimal flow somewhere around 7200.
• Easy for beginners at the upper 7000′s.
• At low water: more difficult to catch, but better for surfing.
• Gets progressively steeper and greener as water levels fall to 7900 cub.meters/sec at which point this wave stops breaking.
• Two minutes walk to get back to the lineup which at times gets pretty long.

Characteristics

• This is Montreal’s premier river wave.
• Waist to shoulder high.
• Flows all year long. Dangerous during winter due to ice chunks going down the river.

Dangers

• You need to have good swimming skills.
• A long swim back in the rapids.
• Be cautious of the whirlpool behind the bigger wave. It is also a good swim back to shore. Not suited for beginners.
• This spot was discovered and first used by kayakers. Be respectful of them. Cohabitation is important at this spot.

Tips

• Board sizes: everything below 7’2″.
• Ideal board: wider, a good nose volume (6’4″ or 6’8″).
• Take your fish instead of a performance board.
• Bring booties! (the bottom of the river is not actually foot friendly and the walk back neither).
• Check out this video to see where H67 Main Wave and Right Sides are located.

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