Ontario Beach-Rochester Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Ontario – United States)

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Ontario Beach-Rochester Surf Guide

Ontario Beach-Rochester in Lake Ontario is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves Works best in offshore winds from the south southeast. Short period wind swells are the rule and the best wave direction is from the north. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

Ontario Beach-Rochester Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	inconsistent	4.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ontario Beach-Rochester:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ontario Beach-Rochester occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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Explore Ontario Beach-Rochester Location Map

Interactive Ontario Beach-Rochester 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 Ontario Beach-Rochester is Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) in USA, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ontario Beach-Rochester is Trenton Airport (YTR) in Canada, 96 km (60 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.

Ontario Beach-Rochester Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 03:45 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

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Ontario Beach-Rochester Sea Temperature

The water temperature (4.8 °C) at Ontario Beach-Rochester is close to freezing. You will need a thick winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots despite the sun. Expect relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (5.0 °C).

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