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St Catharines in Lake Ontario is an exposed beach/Pier break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells provide any waves and the ideal wave direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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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 St Catharines

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to St Catharines:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Niagara Rivermouth	4 mi
Second closest break	Crystal Beach	29 mi
Third closest break	Toronto Breaks	31 mi
Fourth closest break	Oshawa	32 mi
Fifth closest break	Hamilton	32 mi
Wave buoys nearest to St Catharines:
Closest wave buoy	Prince Edward Point Buoy	119 mi
Second closest wave buoy	South Georgian Bay Buoy	138 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Southern Lake Huron Buoy	149 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Huron Buoy	179 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Georgian Bay Buoy	183 mi
Tide stations nearest to St Catharines:
Closest tide station	Albany, Hudson River, New York	275 mi
Second closest tide station	Albany, New York	275 mi
Third closest tide station	Castleton, Hudson River, New York	276 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Castleton-on-Hudson, Hudson River, New York	276 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tivoli, Hudson River, New York	277 mi
Ski Resorts closest to St Catharines:
Closest ski area	Oshawa Ski Club (Canada)	45 mi
Second closest ski area	Kissing Bridge (United States)	50 mi
Third closest ski area	Cockaigne Ski Area (United States)	68 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Chicopee (Canada)	70 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Holiday Valley (United States)	70 mi
Town and city forecasts close to St Catharines:
Closest city location	Youngstown (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Lewiston (United States)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Saint Catharines (Canada)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ransomville (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Thorold (Canada)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to St Catharines is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to St Catharines is City Centre (Toronto) Airport (YTZ) in Canada, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) in USA, 48 km (30 miles) away.
• Downsview (Toronto) Airport (YZD) in Canada is 60 km (37 miles) away.
• Lester B Pearson International (Toronto) Airport (YYZ), also in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to St Catharines and is 61 km (38 miles) away.