Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, WNW swell with 22 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Erie this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Erie in the next 16 days are 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your region. I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We're looking at a solid 16-day run with not a single decent wave on the cards. The whole outlook is basically a flat spell with a few tiny ripples that are just not worth getting wet for.
The water is running warm, about 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when there’s no surf.
Let’s break it down. Friday the 10th kicks off with a complete dud: a weak 0.7 ft swell from the west with a period of just 3 seconds, and barely any energy (1). It’s glassy in the morning, but it’s a total non-event.
Saturday the 11th offers a tiny pulse. You’ll see a 2 ft swell from the NE in the morning, with a period of 4 seconds and weak energy (7). The wind is cross-offshore, so it’ll look clean, but that’s about it. Not something you’d paddle out for.
Sunday the 12th goes back to nothing in the morning, and we get a miserable 1 ft, 3-second wave in the afternoon with lumpy cross-chop.
From there, it’s a wasteland. From Monday the 13th all the way through to the end on Saturday the 25th, the forecast shows zero surf. Nothing. Just lines of zeros in the swell height. There’s a few patches of glassy conditions on the 22nd, but with no swell, it’s just a flat, pretty lake.
Honestly, the best advice I can give you is to find a river, a lake, or pick up a kite. The wind picks up a fair bit, especially on the 11th (19 mph) and the 23rd (19 mph), so the setup might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
It’s a grim run, but that’s Lake Erie for you. Blank spells like this are pretty normal for the area. Don't lose hope – forecasts can change, and it won’t stay this dead forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — |
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 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 557 | 554 | 624 | 922 | 652 | 571 | 1376 | 680 | 933 | 769 | 608 | 878 | 1643 | 665 | 724 | 676 | 1881 | 1757 | 554 | 553 |
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