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

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	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tue
	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	Presquile Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Sandbanks Provincial Park Lake Ontario	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	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.9 WSW	1.3 WNW	1.5 W	1.9 W	0.8 W	0.4 W	0.2 W	-	-	-	0.1 SW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period(s) (?)	3	6	6	7	7	8	8	6	7	6	5	-	-	-	7	6	6	6	-	-	-	-
Energy(?)	3	172	114	132	319	225	268	291	64	11	2	0	0	0	2	162	65	5	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	3	5	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	3	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	3	4	5	8	9	9	5	4	3	4	4	4	5
Low °C	2	4	3	5	5	4	5	4	1	1	3	3	6	8	6	4	4	2	3	4	3	5
Chill °C (?)	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	2	0	4	6	7	-1	-2	-3	-1	-1	0	2
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:45	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.8 W	0.4 W	0.2 W	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	10	9	-	7	6	5	-	-	-	7	7	6	6	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	5	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.9 WSW	1.3 WNW	1.5 W	1.9 W	-	-	-	1.3 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	6	6	7	7	8	8	6	-	-	-	5	7	8	7	6	6	3	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 11	Wednesday 12	Thursday 13
	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	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	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Bayfield Lake Huron	Presquile Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	0.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 S	2.4 WNW	2.0 W	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.2 W
Period(s) (?)	-	-	3	5	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	0	0	3	73	172	193	82	114	259	127	132	164	204	61	526	312	214	247	268	312	275	169
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	mid-ebb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	2	1	-	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-1	0	2	3	5	4	3	5	4	5	5	5	6	12	3	2	4	5	5	6	6	6
Chill °C (?)	-1	-2	-3	-2	0	-1	-1	0	-1	0	0	1	1	10	0	-2	-1	0	0	1	1	2
Sunrise	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 W	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.8 S	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.2 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	-	7	6	6	7	-	-	-	10	7	8	-	10	9	9	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	0.7 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 W	2.4 WNW	2.0 W	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	4	7	6	8	8	8	8	8	-

	Tuesday 11
	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	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	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Bayfield Lake Huron	Presquile Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.3 SE	1.0 W	1.5 W	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	5	6	8	5	5	7	7	7	6	6	6
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	39	73	98	11	44	131	172	193	206	100	82	69
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-
High °C	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4
Chill °C (?)	-4	-4	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	1	0	-4	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	0
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SE	-	-	0.1 W	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	8	-	-	6	7	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 W	1.0 W	1.5 W	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	5	6	4	5	5	7	6	7	5	6	5

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