Hamilton Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Ontario – Canada)

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Hamilton Surf Guide

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.

Hamilton Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	3	fairly consistent	5.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hamilton:

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

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Explore Hamilton Location Map

Interactive Hamilton 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 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Hamilton Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 07:03 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross	cross- off

What does Hamilton look like?

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Hamilton Sea Temperature

The Hamilton water temperature (5.4 °C) is very cold. Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 13.0 °C. Despite the mild air, surfers will need plenty of neoprene: a good winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 5.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Hamilton

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

Average Swell

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Wind History at Hamilton

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

Average Wind

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Hamilton Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 1 vote.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Crowds:3.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Shawn from Canada

“To correct the guide, it works on E or NE 25+ km/h winds. The Toronto side of the lift bridge is slightly sheltered on blown out days. There is plenty of parking.”

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