Whitefish Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Michigan, USA)

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Whitefish Bay Surf Guide

Whitefish Bay in Lake Michigan is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf The best wind direction is from the west southwest. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the best wave direction is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. It's sometimes crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

Whitefish Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	6.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Whitefish Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Whitefish Bay occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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Explore Whitefish Bay Location Map

Interactive Whitefish Bay 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 Whitefish Bay is General Mitchell International (Milwaukee) Airport (MKE) in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Whitefish Bay is Waukegan Rgnl (Chicago) Airport (UGN), also in USA, 99 km (61 miles) away.

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Whitefish Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 16:43 Local Time

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

What does Whitefish Bay look like?

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Credit: Jack Jorgensen

Whitefish Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (6.4 °C) at Whitefish Bay is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (9.0 °C).

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

Current Temp*: 6.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Whitefish Bay

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

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Wind History at Whitefish Bay

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

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Whitefish Bay Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Crowds:3.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Doppler Dave from United States

“Well.... You folks say that there is a surf break at this site so... I believe ya but.... there is absolutely no public access to this spot, for miles. Shoreline is completely locked in with private land. Unless you have a speedboat and are willing to speed away from Port Washington Harbor to Whitefish Bay, there will never be any surfing here. Seems kinda silly to even have it listed to me.

[Editor replies: Private property is an issue at many breaks, so I'm curious why simply asking a landowner for access isn't an option here.]”

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