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Shaun Streeter, Haumoana River Mouth

6:50 am 9 Feb 2012

southy, Seaside Heights/Casino Pier

4:31 pm 27 Jan 2012

Dunkirk ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Dunkirk Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Lake Erie)

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Name: Dunkirk
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: WSW Offshore Wind: SE

Dunkirk in Lake Erie is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf Offshore winds are from the southeast. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the ideal wave direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dunkirk:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Wright Park Beach Point 1 mi
Second closest break Crystal Beach 19 mi
Third closest break Port Colborne 30 mi
Fourth closest break St Catharines 48 mi
Fifth closest break Niagara Rivermouth 49 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Dunkirk:

Closest wave buoy Prince Edward Point Buoy 143 mi
Second closest wave buoy Southern Lake Huron Buoy 157 mi
Third closest wave buoy West Erie Buoy 177 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy South Georgian Bay Buoy 180 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Lake St Clair Buoy 180 mi

Tide stations nearest to Dunkirk:

Closest tide station Port Deposit, Susquehanna River, Maryland 260 mi
Second closest tide station Havre de Grace, Susquehanna River, Maryland 264 mi
Third closest tide station Havre de Grace, Susquehanna River, Maryland (sub) 264 mi
Fourth closest tide station Havre de Grace, Susquehanna River, Maryland (2) 264 mi
Fifth closest tide station Fells Point, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland 264 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Dunkirk:

Closest ski area Cockaigne Ski Area (United States) 20 mi
Second closest ski area Kissing Bridge (United States) 26 mi
Third closest ski area Holiday Valley (United States) 30 mi
Fourth closest ski area Holimont Ski Area (United States) 32 mi
Fifth closest ski area Peek'n Peak Resort (United States) 46 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Dunkirk:

Closest city location Silver Creek (United States) 2 mi
Second closest city location Lake Erie Beach (United States) 6 mi
Third closest city location Angola (United States) 8 mi
Fourth closest city location Angola on the Lake (United States) 8 mi
Fifth closest city location Dunkirk (United States) 11 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Dunkirk is Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) in USA, 54 km (34 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Dunkirk is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), also in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
  • Third is Hamilton Airport (YHM) in Canada, 92 km (57 miles) away.
  • City Centre (Toronto) Airport (YTZ) in Canada is 119 km (74 miles) away.
  • Lester B Pearson International (Toronto) Airport (YYZ), also in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Dunkirk and is 129 km (80 miles) away.
Dunkirk break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Dunkirk, United-States - Lake Erie. Use the tab navigation above to view Dunkirk sea temperature, Dunkirk photographs, Dunkirk detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Dunkirk webcams, current wind from United-States - Lake Erie live weather stations and Dunkirk tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Dunkirk.