Great Lakes Surf

Detailed Great Lakes surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Great Lakes. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Great Lakes. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Great Lakes over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Great Lakes and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Great Lakes Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Bayfield Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Bethany Delaware	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	1.1 SW	1.9 WSW	1.1 W	0.4 W	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 NW	-	3.5 S	-	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSE	2.0 NNW	1.3 WNW	3.5 S	-	-	0.4 SE	0.5 SE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	4	8	9	7	6	8	9	9	-	8	-	9	7	8	5	8	-	-	8	8
Energy(?)	5	1	47	389	194	17	195	1284	1685	1462	0	1279	0	3631	532	431	112	1321	0	0	17	65
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	light rain	cloudy	clear	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-8	-5	-3	-3	-1	-3	1	4	4	-2	0	3	2	4	15	-8	-8	-5	-1	1	8	11
Low °C	-12	-6	-5	-5	-2	-8	-2	2	0	-2	-4	-7	-5	-7	14	-8	-9	-15	-2	1	5	9
Chill °C (?)	-14	-11	-10	-9	-7	-9	-6	-2	-2	-10	-6	-3	-5	2	12	-17	-17	-14	-9	-5	5	9
Sunrise	8:17	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:22	-	-	7:41	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:21	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	4:49	-	-	4:49	-	-	4:49	-	-	4:13	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:38	-	-	4:50	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.3 WNW	0.1 SE	1.1 W	0.4 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 SSE	0.5 WSW	-	0.2 W	-	3.0 S	0.1 E	0.1 W	0.4 WSW	0.2 W	-	-	0.4 SE	0.5 SE
Period (s)	6	6	5	7	9	7	6	9	6	8	-	6	-	9	16	9	7	6	-	-	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	-	1.1 SW	1.9 WSW	0.3 NW	-	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 NW	-	3.5 S	-	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSE	2.0 NNW	1.3 WNW	3.5 S	-	-	1.0 S	0.8 S
Period (s)	2	-	4	8	2	-	6	8	9	9	-	8	-	9	7	8	5	8	-	-	5	5

	Sunday 14	Monday 15	Tuesday 16
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Wolfe Island Lake Ontario	Wolfe Island Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Richardson Beach Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	3	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.1 W	1.7 NNW	1.5 NW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 W	0.8 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	1.3 WNW	0.6 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	4	6	7	8	5	9	8	8	7	6	3	6	8	8	8
Energy(?)	889	776	557	91	1	246	192	47	247	417	389	72	194	97	32	17	115	9	195	844	1284	1002
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-9	-10	-10	-10	-5	-10	-8	-3	-4	-5	-5	-7	-2	-1	-4	-8	-4	-3	-2	1	2	4
Chill °C (?)	-15	-17	-17	-18	-11	-15	-8	-10	-12	-14	-12	-10	-7	-7	-10	-8	-6	-9	-9	-6	-5	-2
Sunrise	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:49	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 W	0.9 WSW	0.1 W	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	0.3 S	0.1 SE	-	1.1 W	0.8 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.2 SSW	-	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	-	-	8	7	6	-	-	5	-	6	7	-	9	8	8	7	5	-	6	-	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.2 NNW	-	1.7 NNW	1.5 NW	1.1 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.3 NW	0.3 N	-	-	1.3 WNW	0.6 SW	1.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	7	5	-	6	7	4	6	7	8	5	2	2	-	-	6	3	6	8	8	8

	Sunday 14
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Wolfe Island Lake Ontario	Wolfe Island Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Richardson Beach Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	3	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 W	2.2 W	0.3 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.7 WSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.7 NNW	0.1 NW	0.3 WNW	-	0.4 W	0.6 W
Period(s) (?)	8	8	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	6	5	5	-	4	5
Energy(?)	786	831	521	507	11	776	645	5	5	3	1	46	1	1	1	1	216	1	6	0	6	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross- on
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-8	-8	-8	-9	-15	-10	-11	-15	-12	-11	-9	-10	-7	-6	-5	-6	-11	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4
Chill °C (?)	-15	-14	-15	-16	-24	-17	-18	-24	-20	-18	-16	-17	-13	-12	-11	-12	-17	-11	-9	-6	-5	-8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.1 W	0.7 WSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	-	5	5	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 W	2.2 W	0.4 NNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	1.7 NNW	-	0.3 WNW	-	0.4 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	8	8	7	7	3	8	7	3	2	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	6	-	5	-	4	5

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