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

	Wed				Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Mon		Tuesday 19			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	Night	Night	PM	PM	AM	AM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Assateague Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	48th Street Maryland	Wedge Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	The Cove Delaware Delaware	Naval Jetties Delaware	Chincoteague Virginia	Dewey Beach Delaware	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bethany Delaware	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.8 SSE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	1.6 S	0.7 SSE	1.0 SW	1.7 ESE	0.9 SW	2.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.4 ESE	1.2 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s)	14	13	17	5	18	16	8	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	13	6	12	8	11	9	19	17
Energy	77	78	91	48	1018	909	104	216	224	112	62	70	472	64	323	213	250	428	421	41	1158	616
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	12:23PM 0.70		12:01AM 0.55		12:32PM 0.85	12:41AM 0.52		6:43AM 1.07	7:00PM 1.38		8:35AM 1.25		9:34PM 0.62	8:40AM 1.18	2:10AM 0.43	n/a n/a	2:33PM 1.27	n/a n/a		10:30AM 1.21	3:02AM 0.40
Low Tide / height (m)			6:52PM 0.37	11:58PM 0.05		7:28PM 0.26	1:01AM -0.03	12:48PM -0.09		1:44AM -0.09		2:27PM -0.11	4:39AM -0.06		9:17PM 0.11	n/a n/a		n/a n/a	7:41AM 0.06		10:36PM 0.18	8:13AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	3	3	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	21	16	21	20	14	13	18	18	19	25	23	22	16	7	17	16	17	27	15	15
Low °C	19	22	19	15	20	18	10	10	15	16	16	22	21	19	15	5	16	14	16	22	14	15
Chill °C (?)	21	22	21	14	21	20	12	11	18	18	19	25	23	22	16	4	17	15	17	27	14	14
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	7:11	5:45	-	7:11
Sunset	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	5:24	9:15	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.9 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	1.3 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.0 SW	-	0.9 SW	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.4 ESE	0.4 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	5	18	16	8	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	13	-	12	5	19	9	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.3 SW	0.3 E	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 E	0.7 E	0.6 SSE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	7	7	17	7	3	-	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	-	-	21	8	24	13	19	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.6 SSW	-	-	0.6 NW	0.6 WNW	0.3 NW	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.7 S	1.6 S	0.2 NNW	0.3 ENE	1.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	2.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 S	1.2 SW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	3	3	3	5	-	-	3	4	3	3	4	4	7	2	3	6	5	8	11	5	19	4

	Wednesday 13						Thursday 14				Wed	Thursday 14			Fri	Thu	Friday 15
	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	11PM	2AM	5AM	9:30PM	0:30AM	2PM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	2AM	5AM	9:30PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Naval Jetties Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Assateague Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	48th Street Maryland	Assateague Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SE	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	16	5	5	5	16	16	6	16	15	15	8	8	14
Energy	77	77	76	78	82	76	91	113	170	284	43	48	42	1065	909	61	796	592	558	104	103	327
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:23PM 0.70				12:01AM 0.55
Low Tide / height (m)	5:32AM 0.33					6:52PM 0.37			5:37AM 0.30			11:58PM 0.05		7:28PM 0.26		12:00PM -0.01	5:52AM 0.25			1:01AM -0.03		8:04PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Temp. °C	19	19	21	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	16	16	15	20	18	16	19	19	17	11	10	16
Chill °C (?)	19	19	21	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	16	16	14	20	18	15	19	19	16	8	7	14
Sunrise	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SE	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	16	5	5	5	16	16	6	16	15	15	8	8	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	-	-	0.1 E	-	-
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	18	18	17	16	16	12	7	7	7	-	-	10	4	-	-	7	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 N	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 N
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	-	5	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Wednesday 13	Tue	Wednesday 13	Thu
	4:30AM	5:30AM	6:30AM	7:30AM	8:30AM	9:30AM	10:30AM	11:30AM	12:30PM	1:30PM	1AM	2AM	3AM	5:30PM	6:30PM	6AM	8:30PM	9:30PM	10:30PM	10AM	11AM	1:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.2 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	8	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	17
Energy	96	95	77	77	602	77	76	76	76	80	79	78	77	83	82	59	59	76	75	75	91	89
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)					n/a n/a				12:23PM 0.70												12:01AM 0.55
Low Tide / height (m)			5:32AM 0.33		n/a n/a											6:52PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	19	5	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	20	21	21	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	19	5	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	20	21	21	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	-	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	2.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	8	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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