Wolfe Island Surf Guide

Wolfe Island in Lake Ontario is an exposed point break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the best wave direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Wolfe Island Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Point3fairly consistent
6.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Wolfe Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Wolfe Island occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Explore Wolfe Island Location Map

Interactive Wolfe Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Wolfe Island is Kingston Airport (YGK) in Canada, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Wolfe Island is Watertown International Airport (ART) in USA, 42 km (26 miles) away.

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Wolfe Island Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 07:22 Local Time
Thursday 30
5AM8AM11AM2PM
Wave (m)
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
W
1
W
Period (s) 4 4 4 5
Wind (km/h)
15
15
10
10
Wind State cross-
off
cross-
off
cross on

Swell History at Wolfe Island

Surf stats for Wolfe Island, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Wolfe Island

Wind stats for Wolfe Island, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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