Port Colborne Surf Guide

Port Colborne in Lake Erie is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while Ideal winds are from the north northeast. The location means that groundswells are unknown and the best wave direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Sometimes crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Port Colborne Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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6.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Port Colborne:

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

Explore Port Colborne Location Map

Interactive Port Colborne 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 Port Colborne is Hamilton Airport (YHM) in Canada, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Port Colborne is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) in USA, 60 km (37 miles) away.

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Port Colborne Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 10:37 Local Time
Monday 04
11AM2PM5PM8PM
Wave (m)
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
Period (s) 6 6 6 5
Wind (km/h)
35
30
25
15
Wind State cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on

Swell History at Port Colborne

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

Wind History at Port Colborne

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


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