NY Lake surfers

For those of you who live in NY, PA, Ontario here is a small list of solid local surf breaks on the Lakes (along with the proper wind direction when waves work). Here's a picture from Oswego NY


LAKE ERIE

In New York

Buffalo: Woodlawn State Park (clean sand break works best on NW, SW winds)

Hamburg: Hamburg Beach (shallow beach break on all W winds)

Angola: Wendt Beach (W, SW winds generate best surf); Bennett Beach (W, SW winds generate best surf)

Lake Erie Beach: Point Breeze (intense shore break on NW, W, SW winds)

Farnham: Evangola State Park (W, SW winds generate best surf)

Dunkirk: Wright Park Beach Point (W winds generate large beach and point breaks); Gratiot Point Park Beach (shore break works on SW winds); Lake Erie State Park (shore break works on SW winds)

In Ontario, Canada

Crystal Beach: Palmwood Point (point break looms large during frequent W, SW winds)

Port Colborne: Nickle Beach (rollng shore break on SW winds); Wyldewood Beach: Large waves on predominant SW winds; Pleasant Beach (waves best on SW winds; ideal shortboard location)

Port Maitland: Rock Point Provincial Park (strong beach break works best on SW winds)

LAKE ONTARIO

In New York

Wilson: Wilson-Tuscarora State Park (windsurfing along half-mile beach; shore break works best on NE, NW winds)

Bluff Beach: Hamlin Beach State Park (reef and point breaks work best on NE, NW, W winds)

Rochester: Webster Park (beach break); Durand Beach (beach break goes off on strong E, NE, N winds); Ontario Beach (jetty, point break on NE, N winds)

In Ontario, Canada

Niagara-on-the-Lake: Niagara River Mouth (far offshore sandbar generates sizable waves on NE, N winds); Niagara
Shores Park (rolling beach break works best on NE, N and NW winds)

St. Catherine's: Municipal Beach (sandy bottom; goes off nicely on a strong NE, N wind, adjacent to sewage treatment plant)

Port Dalhousie: Michigan Beach (fickle but rewarding surf spot on NE wind, waves wrap around west side of pier)

Grimsby: 50 Road Beach (rocky, cobblestone shore, waves build on E, NE. winds)

Hamilton: Van Wagners Beach (numerous sandbar and shore breaks on E, NE winds; Hamilton Beach (established surf location near lift bridge, jetties, sandbar and rolling shore breaks best on E, NE winds)

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Great Lakes Surf

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