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

	Tue		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tue
	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	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Broadway New Jersey	Chincoteague Virginia	Queen Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	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	Alona Bay Lake Superior	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	Broadway New Jersey	Chincoteague Virginia	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	0.6 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period(s) (?)	-	-	5	8	8	7	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	10	10
Energy(?)	0	0	21	136	132	69	86	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	159	137	248	154
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	20	19	23	20	20	22	23	14	17	15	14	18	16	17	21	19	18	20	19	20	22
Low °C	20	16	16	22	20	19	22	22	9	17	10	9	18	13	14	20	15	15	20	18	18	22
Chill °C (?)	22	20	19	23	20	20	22	23	13	17	15	12	18	15	16	21	18	18	20	19	20	22
Sunrise	-	-	7:18	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	6:48	-
Sunset	7:49	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:38	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:55
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	1.0 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	8	7	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	5	6	5	5	5	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	11	7	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	0.3 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	3	5	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 16	Wednesday 17	Thursday 18	Fri
	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	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	Bethany Delaware	Bethany Delaware	Broadway New Jersey	Out Front Virginia	Ocean City Maryland	Chincoteague Virginia	Dewey Beach Delaware	Queen Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.1 SW	0.3 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.8 ESE	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	1.1 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	4	4	8	8	7	8	7	8	7	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	24	21	1	3	137	113	83	77	75	104	77	225	88	97	65
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	20	22	20	18	17	16	16	19	21	19	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	22
Chill °C (?)	19	20	22	20	18	17	16	16	19	21	19	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.3 SSE	0.3 S	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.8 ESE	0.4 SSE	0.8 E	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E
Period (s)	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	8	8	7	5	7	8	7	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	-	0.6 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	-	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	-	0.4 NW	-	1.1 E	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	3	-	8	-	-	-

	Tuesday 16	Wednesday 17
	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	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	Bethany Delaware	Bethany Delaware	Broadway New Jersey	Out Front Virginia	Ocean City Maryland	Chincoteague Virginia	Dewey Beach Delaware	Queen Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.2 E	2.2 E	2.5 E	2.4 ESE	2.5 E	2.1 E	2.2 E	1.7 E	1.7 E
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1051	1017	691	735	931	1238	852	617	1106	616	629
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	on	cross- on	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	risk thund- der	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	16	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	19	19	19	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	20
Chill °C (?)	16	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	18	18	18	21	21	21	21	19	21	20	20
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	2.0 ENE	0.5 SSE	0.5 S	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	7	8	7	7	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.2 E	2.2 E	2.5 E	2.4 ESE	2.5 E	2.1 E	2.2 E	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7

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