Sandbanks Provincial Park surf break

Sandbanks Provincial Park surfForecast / Lake Ontario / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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Sandbanks Provincial Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandbanks Provincial Park sea temperature is
5.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandbanks Provincial Park today?

The current surf forecast for Sandbanks Provincial Park at 1PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandbanks Provincial Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
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)
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
34
32
44
37
23
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
W
25
SW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
Low Tide
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
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8:16
8:17
8:19
8:20
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
10
11
12
10
11
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
7
6
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
3
5
4
4
5
4
3
1
1
0
-1
1
1
0
2
2
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
0.7
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
50
23
6
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)
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
W
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
34
32
44
37
1
1
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
483
551
2052
2097
2061
2752
1554
1558
1617
1617
1461
2055
1704
483
479
479
479
479
479
495
479
491
479
480
Best forecast wave conditions in Lake Ontario - Canada
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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