Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NNW swell with 37 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Erie this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Erie in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
What’s up, folks? Rusty here, looking at the forecast for our neck of the woods. Gotta keep it real – we are in for a major dry spell.
The first time we see any surf is on Sunday, July 26th, but it’s just a tiny 0.7 ft wave from the west with a period of 3 seconds. That’s wind slop. With the wind coming cross-onshore, it’s not going to be pretty. The energy is basically nothing.
We get a tiny window on Monday, July 28th. The morning session shows a clean 3 ft swell from the west-northwest. The period is still short at 5 seconds, but the offshore wind from the south should keep things smooth. The energy is weak, reading 26, so don't expect any power. Tuesday morning, July 29th, offers a similar 2 ft from the north-northwest but with a choppy cross-onshore breeze.
Then the taps turn off. From Wednesday, July 30th, all the way through the first week of August, the charts are completely flat. Not a single wave. That’s a massive gap of about 9 days with nothing on offer. The mornings are mostly clean and glassy, which would be perfect if there was any swell. For a lake, a quiet spell this long is pretty standard, just part of the deal.
If you’ve got a kite, the light winds and flat water might be your thing. For the rest of us, it’s time to wait.
This is Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
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Low Tide | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 554 | 593 | 799 | 565 | 834 | 874 | 556 | 566 | 566 | 552 | 769 | 1603 | 505 | 507 | 554 | 507 | 553 | 699 | 552 |
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