Richardson Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Ontario – Canada)

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Richardson Beach Surf Guide

Richardson Beach in Lake Ontario is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. The location means that groundswells are unknown and the ideal wave direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of the strong rips here.

Richardson Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	6.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Richardson Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Richardson Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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Explore Richardson Beach Location Map

Interactive Richardson Beach 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 Richardson Beach is Kingston Airport (YGK) in Canada, 1 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Richardson Beach is Watertown International Airport (ART) in USA, 52 km (32 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.

Richardson Beach Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	5	4	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass

Richardson Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (6.6 °C) at Richardson Beach is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (5.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

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