Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period, W swell with 16 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Erie this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Erie in the next 16 days are 0.6m 5s 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) | 2ft (0.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get to it.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is a quiet stretch for Erie. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat. There's a tiny window of small, weak, short-period, poor-quality swell right at the start, but it's nothing to get excited about, and it's accompanied by messy cross and onshore winds. After the 27th of August, it's a total flat spell. The forecast shows a long stretch of zero surf energy right through until the 9th of September. The only place we've got in the forecast is Erie itself, which is a consistent spot, so it's a little unusual to see such a blank run, but it happens. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, coming in at 76°F with a 4°F anomaly, so at least a session would be comfortable if there were waves.
Looking at the tiny bit of action we have, the only potential window is early on. On Tuesday morning, the 25th of August, we have a tiny 1 ft swell from the NW with a period of 3 seconds and a combined energy of (3). That's not enough to ride. The wind is a cross-on 9 mph from the NNW, making for pretty choppy conditions. That afternoon, it's flat. On Wednesday, the 26th, it's still flat. Thursday the 27th sees a slightly bigger, but still poor, 2 ft swell from the west with a 5-second period and a combined energy of (11), but it's accompanied by a risk of thunderstorms and a 16 mph cross wind. It's just not what you want to paddle out into. The rest of the days are all zeros and dashes. There's a glassy morning on Saturday the 29th of August, and again on the 1st of September, but with no swell, it's just a lake.
So, there's no standout session here. For a consistent spot like Erie, this is a long dry spell. The setup is more interesting for a flat day on the lake than a paddle out. If you're chasing waves, you might need to look elsewhere for a while.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
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Low Tide | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 769 | 770 | 652 | 652 | 692 | 761 | 682 | 1735 | 568 | 552 | 548 | 553 | 556 | 676 | 638 | 699 | 2542 | 2542 | 2996 | 552 | 552 |
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