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Apostle Islands Surf Forecast
/ Lake Superior (10 breaks) / Wisconsin (8 breaks) /
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Apostle Islands surfForecast / Lake Superior / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Apostle Islands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Apostle Islands sea temperature is
2.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1510 | 1510 | 1510 | 1510 | 1608 | 1608 | 2273 | 2716 | 1512 | 1512 | 1516 | 1511 | 1543 | 1519 | 1516 | 1548 | 1511 | 1511 | 69 | 1723 | 1801 | 1799 | 1799 | 1519 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Lake Superior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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