Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, W swell with 14 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 4s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5AM. 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 | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
Hey, Rusty here. Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – the next couple weeks on Lake Erie are looking flat as a pancake. We’re talking a long, dry spell with no real surf from now straight through to July 28th.
The energy just isn’t there. The combined swell energy is stuck at zero or barely a blip on the radar the whole time. The biggest bump we get is a 0.5ft wave on Wednesday morning the 15th, coming from the west with a short, weak 4-second period. With that cross-onshore breeze, it’s a total dud. Even the clean moments, like that glassy Friday afternoon the 17th with a tiny 0.2ft ripple out of the north, are too small to even think about.
It’s one of those dead periods for the lake. Might look fun for a kite if the wind picks up, but for a surfboard? Leave it in the car. Things can change, but right now, this is about as quiet as it gets.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | 8:55 | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 9 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 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) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 984 | 874 | 874 | 874 | 933 | 556 | 665 | 566 | 599 | 566 | 1269 | 840 | 1259 | 1376 | 1259 | 1643 | 1267 | 1643 | 556 | 567 | 549 |
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