Manitoulin Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Huron – Canada)

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Manitoulin Island Surf Guide

Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf Offshore winds are from the northeast. The location means that groundswells are unknown and the ideal wave direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

Manitoulin Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	32°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Manitoulin Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Manitoulin Island occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Explore Manitoulin Island Location Map

Interactive Manitoulin Island 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 Manitoulin Island is Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport (YZE) in Canada, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Manitoulin Island is Wiarton Airport (YVV), also in Canada, 158 km (98 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.

Manitoulin Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 09:53 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 26
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (ft)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on

Manitoulin Island Sea Temperature

Water temperature (0.2 °C) at Manitoulin Island is close to freezing. Despite the weak sunshine, the air will feel like -8.0 °C. Even if you wear a thick winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, neoprene gloves and boots, it will still be difficult to stay in the sea for very long today.

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