Point Burwell surfForecast / Lake Erie / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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Point Burwell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point Burwell sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Point Burwell today?

The current surf forecast for Point Burwell at 11PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

Table - waves today at Point Burwell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
6
9
12
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
Low Tide
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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8:25
8:28
8:29
8:30
2
6
2
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
6
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
4
1
2
3
3
3
6
5
4
3
4
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
7
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
14
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
6
9
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1942
286
808
1369
1811
1633
1436
1811
609
659
613
616
613
613
613
613
613
616
616
613
616
616
616
619
Best forecast wave conditions in Lake Erie - Canada
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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