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Southwick Beach State Park Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Ontario – United States)

Southwick Beach State Park Surf Guide

Southwick Beach State Park in Lake Ontario is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds blow from the northeast. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the best wave direction is from the west southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Southwick Beach State Park Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach3fairly consistent
8.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Southwick Beach State Park:

The best conditions reported for surf at Southwick Beach State Park occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Explore Southwick Beach State Park Location Map

Interactive Southwick Beach State Park 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 Southwick Beach State Park is Watertown International Airport (ART) in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Southwick Beach State Park is Wheeler Sack Aaf (Fort Drum) Airport (GTB), also in USA, 53 km (33 miles) away.

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Southwick Beach State Park Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 03:45 Local Time
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Southwick Beach State Park Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.2 °C) at Southwick Beach State Park is very cold today and the windchill (3.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 8.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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New-York Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

Swell History at Southwick Beach State Park

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

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Wind History at Southwick Beach State Park

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

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