Ogden Dune Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Michigan, USA)

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Ogden Dune Surf Guide

Ogden Dune in Lake Michigan is an exposed beach break that only works when conditions are just right Offshore winds are from the south. The short fetch makes for windswells rather than groundswells and the ideal wave angle is from the north. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks.

Ogden Dune Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	inconsistent	10.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ogden Dune:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ogden Dune occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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Interactive Ogden Dune 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 Ogden Dune is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) in USA, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ogden Dune is Chicago Ohare International Airport (ORD), also in USA, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Ogden Dune Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)
Period (s)	-	-	-	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

What does Ogden Dune look like?

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Credit: Neville Mannington

Ogden Dune Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.1 °C) at Ogden Dune is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (7.0 °C).

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

Current Temp*: 10.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Ogden Dune

Surf stats for Ogden Dune, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Ogden Dune

Wind stats for Ogden Dune, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Ogden Dune Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 6 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:2.5
Consistency of Surf:2.2
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.6
Crowds:3.3
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

MC from United States

“WARNING. This place is highly toxic. The nearby factories are constantly dumping toxic chemicals. Surfrider has a big lawsuit against the local steel mill for dumping hexavalent chromium and cyanide. Lots of sewage flows out of the river. Expect to get eye and ear infections as well as UTI's. The entire southend is a cesspool.”

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