Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period, NNW swell with 5 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Erie this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Erie in the next 16 days are 0.4m 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking on the lake.
To be straight with you, this is one of those stretches where the lake just isn’t playing ball. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but the surf is virtually non-existent for the entire run. It’s a long, flat spell with nothing worth paddling out for.
For Erie (Lake Erie) , the story is grim. We start with nothing on the 11th and 12th of August – just tiny, weak dribbles if you can even call it that, with combined swell energy barely registering (2 and 0). The morning of the 12th is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but there’s zero swell. The 13th and 14th tease with a tiny 1ft northwesterly windswell at a short 3-4 seconds, but the winds are messy and cross-onshore, and the energy is pitiful (1 to 4). Even the glassy moments on the afternoon of the 14th and the morning of the 15th can’t hide the fact there’s no wave to ride. From the 15th of August right through to the 26th, it’s a total desert. Plenty of glassy, clean mornings and afternoons, but with zero swell energy (0). The lake is flat as a pancake. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
There are no standouts here, no hidden gems. This is simply not a surf period. If you’re itching for something, the clean conditions with strong winds on the 16th and the 24th suggest this setup is much more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially with that fresh cross-offshore breeze. But for a surfer? Leave the board at home. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s a blank run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | W 3 | — |
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 kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
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Low Tide | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 8:28 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 885 | 887 | 3194 | 875 | 878 | 1655 | 1307 | 2680 | 1762 | 874 | 862 | 875 | 571 | 557 | 638 | 652 | 1267 | 1742 | 1130 |
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