Surf Forecasts:
Erie surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, NNE swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Erie this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Erie in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Erie over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a honest look at what’s coming down the pipe for Erie. I’ve gotta be straight with you—this 16-day window is looking pretty bleak. We’ve got no recommendations, and that’s not surprising for this setup. The file shows that from Monday, August 3rd, all the way through to Tuesday, August 18th, the surf is basically a no-go. That’s a solid two-week stretch of "poor surf conditions" with barely a ripple.
The only real blip of energy shows up on Monday morning, August 3rd, with a tiny 3 ft swell from the NNE, but it’s a short 5-second period and the wave energy is weak (31). On top of that, we’ve got a 12 mph cross-onshore wind, so it’s choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out for.
After that, it’s dead. We see a few days with a tiny 0.7 ft or 1.0 ft wave and periods as low as 3 seconds—that’s pure wind chop. The combined energy is just 1 or 5, basically nothing. Most days have no swell at all.
There is one small bright spot: Tuesday afternoon, August 4th, turns glassy with zero wind, but there’s zero swell to go with it. And we get glassy conditions again on Wednesday morning, August 12th and Monday morning, August 17th, but still no waves.
With the set-up being a beach-and-reef setup and a consistent SE offshore wind direction that never really lines up, this is more of a kite-surfing window than a paddle-surfing one, but even that’s a stretch. It’s just a blank run, folks. Forecasts can change, but for now, hang loose and maybe clean the wax off your board.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off |
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Low Tide | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 8:37 | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 31 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 1368 | 366 | 553 | 593 | 680 | 680 | 568 | 554 | 548 | 548 | 702 | 548 | 552 | 702 | 552 | 552 | 568 | 552 |
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