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Dunkirk Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Erie – United States)

Dunkirk Surf Guide

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.

Dunkirk Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach3consistent
7.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dunkirk:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dunkirk occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Explore Dunkirk Location Map

Interactive Dunkirk 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 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.

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Dunkirk Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 14:29 Local Time
Wednesday 06
11AM2PM5PM8PM
Wave (m)
0.2
NNE
0.3
N
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
Period (s) 3 3 2 3
Wind (km/h)
5
15
25
15
Wind State glass cross-
on		 cross cross-
on

Dunkirk Sea Temperature

The water temperature (7.6 °C) at Dunkirk is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (8.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 7.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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New-York Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

Swell History at Dunkirk

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

Dunkirk Location Map
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Wind History at Dunkirk

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

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