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Port Colborne surfForecast / Lake Erie / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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Port Colborne surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port Colborne sea temperature is
1.1° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Port Colborne today?

The current surf forecast for Port Colborne at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Port Colborne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
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19
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4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)66666789101098888888776667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112751001512734499941781253325101635977785809804829808649440261193148207411
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
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Low Tide
/ height (m)
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset5:12-------5:13-------5:15-------
cloud
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
light snow
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-4-5-5-4-5-4-4-4-6-7-9-11-10-10-10-9-8-8-7-6-6-4-3-1
Feels °C (?)-12-12-11-12-13-14-14-17-20-20-21-23-22-21-21-21-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-12
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