Richardson Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.22° N 76.59° W

Richardson Beach Surf Guide

Issued: 1 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Richardson Beach sea temperature is
21.1°C
3.4° 

Richardson Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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*:
Beach3fairly consistent
21.1°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.

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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Richardson Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 19 September 2026, 04:57 Local Time
Saturday 19
5AM8AM11AM2PM
Wave (m)
Period (s) - - - -
Wind (km/h)
15
15
15
10
Wind State off off cross-
off		 cross-
off

Richardson Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.1 °C) at Richardson Beach is warm. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 10.0 °C, allowing for wind effects.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 21.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Richardson Beach

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

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Wind History at Richardson Beach

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

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