Surf Forecasts:
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. I've got the scoop on what's coming up for the next couple of weeks, and I'll be straight with you – it's a bit of a flat spell.
Right now, and for the entire 16-day window, we're looking at a complete blank. There is simply no swell on offer at Niagara Rivermouth. The water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 70°F for this time of year. From the 28th of August all the way through to the 12th of September, the combined energy of any swell directed here is a flat zero (0). That's a solid 16 days of nothing.
The wind is all over the place, switching from offshore to onshore, to glassy, and back again, but it doesn't matter because there's nothing for it to blow on. We get a few moments of glassy conditions on the afternoon of the 3rd of September, and again on the 5th, but without any waves, it's just a flat, clean lake. Even the offshore winds on the 29th and 30th of August can't do a thing for us.
Look, this is one of those rare stretches where the river mouth just goes to sleep. There's no point in even checking the cam. It's a poor outlook, plain and simple. Sometimes you get a blank run like this. The good news is, it never stays this way forever. Keep an eye on the charts, and I'll be back when the juice starts flowing again.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on |
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 583 | 534 | 539 | 641 | 626 | 846 | 2892 | 544 | 604 | 1258 | 572 | 592 | 2973 | 854 | 655 | 1032 | 758 | 601 | 524 | 637 |
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Niagara Rivermouth is 18 km (11 miles) from the city of Saint Catharines. If you plan a vacation in Lake Ontario - United States, look for hotels and other accommodation in Saint Catharines. Saint Catharines has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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