Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period, NE 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 3s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a real bummer for Lake Erie. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak, and honestly, pretty poor surf conditions. The first week is a total write-off, and the second week offers nothing but flat spells. From Tuesday, September 1st, right through to Wednesday, September 16th, you’re looking at a massive gap with no real surf on offer. It's one of those quiet runs where the lake just shuts down.
Tuesday the 1st kicks things off with a tiny 1ft windswell from the West at Erie, with a short period of 4 seconds and combined wave energy of just 6. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 74°, but with a cross-onshore breeze, it’s just messy and choppy. Not worth a paddle.
We get a brief moment of glassy conditions on Monday morning, the 7th, but it’s only a 1ft wave with no energy. The rest of that first week is plagued by tiny, short-period slop that’s either cross-shore or blown out entirely. It’s all "poor surf conditions" from start to finish.
From Tuesday the 8th onward, it’s basically flat. We see zeros for wave height and energy day after day. The lake goes dead calm, with some clean offshore winds on the 10th and 11th, but with nothing to ride, a clean surface is just torture. This blank run is pretty normal for the area when the wind and swell just don't line up.
There is no standout session here, no day to get excited about. If you have a kite, the strong cross-onshore winds on Tuesday the 8th (25 mph) might look interesting for a session, but for paddle surfing, we're cooked.
Stay patient, keep your eye on the forecasts, and hopefully things change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — |
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 kJ | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
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Low Tide | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 4 | — | 11 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1877 | 566 | 691 | 1877 | 552 | 548 | 558 | 554 | 554 | 599 | 769 | 770 | 878 | 878 | 1383 | 1762 | 757 | 1895 | 568 | 830 |
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