Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, WNW swell with 119 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Erie this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Erie in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) 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 (Sun 23rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here again. Let's talk about this 16-day stretch, and I gotta be honest, it’s a tough one. The guidance points to this as a spot that can be consistent, but the actual forecast data says otherwise for this whole period.
We're looking at a massive dry spell starting Saturday, August 22nd, and running all the way through to Sunday, September 6th. Not a single session gets a thumbs-up – every slot is "poor surf conditions" with a zero rating. That's over two weeks of nothing to get excited about.
The only possible blip is on Sunday morning, August 23rd. We see a tiny swell of about 4ft from the WNW, but it's coming with a short 6-second period and a nasty 22 mph onshore wind. The combined energy is just 112 (moderate at best), but with that wind, it'll be a total washout – fresh cross-onshore and lumpy. Not worth the drive. That period is way too short to produce any decent shape.
After that, the swell vanishes completely. You'll see some glassy, clean days like Wednesday the 26th, but there's zero energy (0 combined energy). It's a total flat spell with no waves to surf.
For this whole window, the conditions are much better suited to kite surfing than paddle surfing, with the strong cross and onshore winds and the complete lack of quality swell. If you see any hints of waves in the first week of September, treat them as a long-range whisper, not a guarantee. A run of flatness like this is just how it goes in this area sometimes.
Keep the board in the car, but maybe just use it to hold your coffee for a while.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 112 | 90 | 31 | 42 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
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Low Tide | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 44 | 112 | 90 | 31 | 42 | 26 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 556 | 699 | 769 | 761 | 831 | 559 | 554 | 358 | 553 | 371 | 366 | 769 | 554 | 638 | 769 | 576 | 771 | 1735 | 554 |
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