Lester River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Superior, USA)

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Lester River Surf Guide

Lester River in Lake Superior is an exposed beach break that does not work very often The best wind direction is from the southwest. Windswells provide any waves and the best wave direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rocks are a hazard.

Lester River Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	inconsistent	2.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lester River:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lester River occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Explore Lester River Location Map

Interactive Lester River surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Lester River is Duluth International Airport (DLH) in USA, which is 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Lester River is Chisholm Hibbing Airport (HIB), also in USA, 87 km (54 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Lester River Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:06 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Lester River Sea Temperature

Water temperature (2.8 °C) at Lester River is close to freezing today and the windchill (3.0 °C) will make tha air temperature seem similarly cold. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and boots and the forecast cloudiness won't make it feel any better.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.