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Hamilton in Lake Ontario is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. The location means that groundswells are unknown and the ideal wave direction is from the east northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Canada - Lake Ontario surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Hamilton

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hamilton:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Toronto Breaks	23 mi
Second closest break	Oshawa	29 mi
Third closest break	Port Colborne	31 mi
Fourth closest break	St Catharines	32 mi
Fifth closest break	Niagara Rivermouth	36 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hamilton:
Closest wave buoy	Southern Lake Huron Buoy	116 mi
Second closest wave buoy	South Georgian Bay Buoy	122 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Prince Edward Point Buoy	150 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Huron Buoy	150 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Lake St Clair Buoy	159 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hamilton:
Closest tide station	Albany, Hudson River, New York	308 mi
Second closest tide station	Albany, New York	308 mi
Third closest tide station	Castleton, Hudson River, New York	308 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tivoli, Hudson River, New York	308 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Castleton-on-Hudson, Hudson River, New York	308 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hamilton:
Closest ski area	Chicopee (Canada)	39 mi
Second closest ski area	Oshawa Ski Club (Canada)	62 mi
Third closest ski area	Kissing Bridge (United States)	72 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cockaigne Ski Area (United States)	76 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Peek'n Peak Resort (United States)	85 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hamilton:
Closest city location	Burlington (Canada)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Hamilton (Canada)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Oakville (Canada)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Haldimand (Canada)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mississauga (Canada)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hamilton is Hamilton Airport (YHM) in Canada, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hamilton is Lester B Pearson International (Toronto) Airport (YYZ), also in Canada, 45 km (28 miles) away.
• Third is City Centre (Toronto) Airport (YTZ) in Canada, 49 km (30 miles) away.
• Waterloo Rgnl Airport (YKF) in Canada is 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Downsview (Toronto) Airport (YZD), also in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Hamilton and is 57 km (35 miles) away.