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

	Mon		Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Chincoteague Virginia	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Southwick Beach State Park Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Queen Street New Jersey	Queen Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	0.5 ESE	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	1.3 SW	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 W	2.5 NW	1.9 SW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.2 WNW	1.1 NNW	1.7 N	-	0.2 ESE	1.0 NE	1.4 NE
Period(s) (?)	7	9	7	6	6	8	8	11	7	8	7	10	10	10	10	6	5	6	-	9	6	7
Energy(?)	285	69	64	44	124	103	42	79	39	769	335	51	54	65	55	90	57	225	0	10	79	198
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	glass	off	off	cross
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	clear	clear	clear	light snow	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-2	10	-1	-2	0	4	5	4	-9	-6	-4	3	5	6	6	0	-2	-2	-9	2	1	2
Low °C	-2	6	-2	-2	-1	0	4	3	-12	-7	-5	2	4	4	4	0	-4	-4	-10	0	-1	1
Chill °C (?)	-9	7	-6	-8	-7	0	2	1	-17	-14	-12	3	4	6	3	-5	-6	-6	-12	-3	-4	-3
Sunrise	-	-	8:04	-	-	6:58	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	4:51	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:39	-	-	4:28	-	-	4:39	-	-	5:09	-	-	4:49	-	-	4:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	0.3 NE	0.8 W	0.2 W	-	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 W	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	5	7	7	-	8	8	11	7	-	-	5	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	9	9	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	0.1 SW	-	-	0.5 S	0.2 NNE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 NE	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE
Period (s)	-	9	4	-	-	8	5	6	-	-	-	10	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	6	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	0.5 ESE	-	0.8 WSW	1.3 SW	0.7 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	0.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 SW	-	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	1.1 NNW	1.7 N	-	0.8 NNE	1.0 NE	1.4 NE
Period (s)	7	9	-	6	6	4	4	-	3	8	7	-	-	-	-	6	5	6	-	4	6	7

	Monday 01	Tuesday 02	Wednesday 03	Thursday 04
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
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	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Chincoteague Virginia	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	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 SE	0.7 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 W	1.5 W	0.9 W	0.6 SE	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	8	8	8	6	5	7	6	5	6	6	6	7	8	7	8	7	6	11	11	11
Energy(?)	285	349	375	287	210	160	68	47	44	39	67	124	184	297	299	94	42	14	20	79	87	105
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	mid-ebb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	mid-flow	-	-	low	mid-flow	high
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	clear	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-6	10	-2	-2	-2	0	0	-1	-1	0	-2	5	-6	-11	4	4	4
Chill °C (?)	-9	-9	-7	-7	-7	-12	10	-8	-8	-9	-7	-7	-8	-8	-6	-9	2	-15	-20	1	0	1
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:39	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WNW	0.2 NNE	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 W	0.6 SE	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE
Period (s)	-	-	6	5	6	6	5	7	7	5	-	-	-	6	6	7	8	7	6	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	0.1 W	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	6	6	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 SE	0.7 W	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 W	1.5 W	0.6 NW	0.4 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.5 NNW	-	0.3 WSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	7	7	8	8	8	6	5	7	6	5	6	6	6	7	8	3	4	3	3	-	2	3

	Monday 01	Tuesday 02
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
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	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Chincoteague Virginia	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	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.6 NE	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	0.4 SE	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 SE	1.0 SE	1.0 SE
Period(s) (?)	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	7	7	4	4	4
Energy(?)	216	241	285	301	305	360	32	345	375	315	323	287	248	210	210	219	35	107	98	51	59	59
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	6
High °C	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	5	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	9	-2	-2	10	10	9
Chill °C (?)	-9	-10	-9	-9	-9	-10	2	-9	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	6	-7	-7	9	9	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	-	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	0.4 SE	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	-	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	9	7	7	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 NE	-	0.3 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	5	-	8	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.6 NE	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	0.7 SE	-	-	0.9 SE	1.0 SE	1.0 SE
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	-	-	4	4	4

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