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 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			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	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Port Austin Lake Huron	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	Presquile Point Lake Ontario	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Wedge Maryland
Rating	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSE	0.3 ESE	0.3 W	0.1 W	1.6 NE	-	-	0.3 N	-	-	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	-	0.3 W	0.2 W	-	-	-	2.4 SSE
Period(s) (?)	6	10	6	5	6	-	-	2	-	-	5	9	7	8	7	-	5	5	-	-	-	8
Energy(?)	67	50	6	1	171	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	704	952	408	0	4	2	0	0	0	623
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a		2:01PM 0.76	2:26AM 0.92		3:00PM 0.75	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
Low Tide / height (m)	6:15PM 0.19	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	6:51PM 0.23	n/a n/a	8:08AM 0.23		8:02PM 0.26	9:18AM 0.23		n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	11:08AM 0.13	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light snow
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	18	-4	0	4	-4	-4	-7	-11	-8	-8	-6	0	2	-3	-1	-5	-4	-2	-9	-19	1
Low °C	15	15	-5	-1	0	-4	-5	-11	-12	-9	-13	-7	-1	0	-5	-1	-7	-6	-4	-18	-19	1
Chill °C (?)	16	18	-9	-5	0	-11	-11	-15	-16	-12	-16	-15	-8	-4	-3	-5	-7	-10	-8	-18	-28	-5
Sunrise	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:50	-
Sunset	7:00	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.4 SSE	0.3 W	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.8 SSE	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.2 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	6	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	7	6	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	0.4 S	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.6 NE	0.7 ENE	0.5 NE	0.3 N	-	-	1.5 ESE	1.7 E	2.5 S	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	0.6 WNW	0.4 NE	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	2.4 SSE
Period (s)	6	4	3	3	6	4	3	2	-	-	5	6	7	8	7	4	2	5	-	-	-	8

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	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Bethany Delaware	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Port Austin Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 E	2.0 W	1.6 W	0.6 SSE	0.8 W	0.3 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.9 SSE	-	1.7 NE	-	-	-	-	0.3 N
Period(s) (?)	9	8	8	6	7	10	6	6	7	7	5	-	-	-	5	-	7	-	-	-	-	2
Energy(?)	59	612	376	68	66	50	43	40	49	58	1	0	0	0	56	0	287	0	0	0	0	1
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	low	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	-	-	-	-	mid-ebb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High Tide / height (m)		n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a	12:43AM 0.98				1:09PM 0.79	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
Low Tide / height (m)		n/a n/a	n/a n/a	6:05PM 0.16	n/a n/a			7:03AM 0.19			n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	clear	light snow	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	3	1	15	-2	18	17	17	17	20	0	-3	-4	-4	18	-4	6	-4	-5	-7	-9	-10
Chill °C (?)	14	-2	-3	14	-4	18	17	17	17	20	-5	-9	-9	-11	18	-11	6	-11	-12	-15	-18	-18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 E	0.8 W	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.2 E	-	0.5 E	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	6	9	7	6	6	6	7	7	5	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	-	0.3 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.1 S	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	5	11	5	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 W	1.6 W	0.6 SSE	-	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.7 ENE	1.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.3 N
Period (s)	-	8	8	6	-	4	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	4	7	4	3	3	3	2

	Monday 09															Tuesday 10
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Bethany Delaware	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Port Austin Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 E	1.5 SSW	1.7 W	0.6 SSE	2.0 W	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.4 SSE	0.7 W	0.5 NE	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W
Period(s) (?)	9	7	7	6	8	7	7	6	6	6	8	8	8	7	6	7	3	7	7	7	7	7
Energy(?)	56	392	537	69	633	69	69	77	67	67	217	147	115	89	44	50	5	37	34	23	23	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a						n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
Low Tide / height (m)		n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a						n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a		n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	6	5	15	5	16	15	15	15	15	0	-1	-1	-1	17	-3	3	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4
Chill °C (?)	14	3	1	15	1	16	14	14	14	14	-3	-3	-1	-1	16	-6	-1	-7	-9	-10	-10	-8
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSE	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.4 SSE	0.7 W	-	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W
Period (s)	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	7	-	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	-	0.8 SW	0.4 E	-	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.3 E	-	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	8	9	-	9	9	10	10	10	6	6	6	5	9	-	-	5	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 WSW	1.7 W	-	2.0 W	-	-	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	7	7	-	8	-	-	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	2

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