Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period, W swell with 4 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 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 27th 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 chew the fat on what Lake Erie is doing over the next couple weeks.
Honestly, it’s a rough go right now. This is one of those spells where the lake just isn't playing ball. We’re staring down a 16-day window that’s essentially flat and disappointing from now right through the middle of September. There aren’t any decent surf options on the table for the whole stretch. No way around it.
From Tuesday morning the 25th of August, Erie is showing barely a bump – a tiny 1 ft swell from the NW with a period of just 3 seconds and a combined energy of only 2. It’s weak and ugly. Wind is cross-onshore at 9 mph, just stirring up junk. That story repeats all week. Water temp is about average for the time of year, but it doesn’t matter when there’s nothing to paddle into.
Through the rest of August and into the first week of September, it’s a dead zone. We get some glassy windows, like Wednesday afternoon the 26th and Saturday morning the 29th, but there’s zero swell to go with them. On the 6th and 7th of September we finally see some clean offshore breezes from the SSE and S, blowing 12-19 mph, which would be perfect if we had waves – but we don’t. The numbers are all zeroes for height and energy, just “poor surf conditions” across the board.
So what you’ve got is a long, flat stretch. For Erie, this isn’t all that strange; the lake goes through these quiet phases when the wind refuses to cooperate with the right fetch. The upside is this spot is consistent when it fires, so it rarely stays poor for long. The forecast could flip with a decent NW gale. But for now, leave the stick at home and maybe just watch the horizon.
Hang tight – the lake will come back.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
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Low Tide | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 769 | 769 | 652 | 652 | 680 | 699 | 761 | 1735 | 292 | 552 | 548 | 556 | 553 | 627 | 638 | 878 | 2711 | 2542 |
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