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

	Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Mon
	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	Assateague Maryland	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Broadway New Jersey	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Grand Marias Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Dewey Beach Delaware	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	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	0.8 NNW	1.1 SE	2.4 WNW	0.8 SE	1.4 S	1.5 S	0.9 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 SE	0.6 SE	1.6 WNW	-	0.8 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.5 NW	0.3 W	-	-	-	-
Period(s) (?)	-	-	4	10	8	10	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	-	6	5	5	5	-	-	-	-
Energy(?)	0	0	19	315	732	133	104	156	41	14	118	85	195	0	56	87	11	5	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear	light snow	light rain	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
High °C	-11	-11	-14	1	-6	3	-8	-2	-2	-1	7	8	2	1	-3	6	-1	4	-2	-4	-7	-16
Low °C	-12	-12	-15	1	-7	-1	-14	-4	-3	-4	6	7	1	1	-13	5	-3	1	-3	-4	-17	-21
Chill °C (?)	-22	-21	-26	-5	-14	-3	-16	-8	-8	-4	4	6	0	-4	-7	1	-9	-1	-10	-12	-16	-22
Sunrise	7:50	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35
Sunset	-	7:45	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 S	1.1 SE	-	0.8 SE	-	-	0.3 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.9 SE	0.6 SE	-	0.1 E	0.8 SSW	0.3 SSE	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	10	-	10	-	-	4	5	9	8	-	6	6	5	-	5	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.1 E	0.4 ESE	-	-	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	6	4	15	9	-	-	4	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.8 NNW	0.8 WNW	2.4 WNW	0.7 NW	1.4 S	1.5 S	0.9 SSW	-	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.5 SSE	0.6 W	1.2 ENE	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	4	4	4	8	4	5	6	5	-	3	3	6	6	4	5	5	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 16	Tuesday 17	Wednesday 18
	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
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	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Out Front Virginia	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Broadway New Jersey	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 N	0.8 NNW	0.7 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 SE	0.9 S	0.7 SE	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	3	3	2	9	9	9	7	6	9	4	10	6	6	6
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	19	11	4	2	246	238	270	282	126	106	33	88	144	156	125
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	low	mid-flow	high	-	-	low	-	high	-	-	-
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-9	-11	-12	-11	-12	-14	-14	-14	-15	-16	-18	4	5	5	-8	-10	-1	-14	-1	-4	-2	-2
Chill °C (?)	-19	-22	-24	-21	-24	-26	-26	-25	-26	-27	-28	-1	1	2	-13	-14	-7	-21	-5	-11	-8	-8
Sunrise	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	-	-	0.8 SE	0.2 W	0.7 SE	-	-	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	-	-	9	9	9	-	-	9	4	10	-	-	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	-	-	0.1 SW	-	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.1 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	4	-	3	-	-	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 NE	2.5 NE	2.2 NNE	1.9 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	1.2 N	0.8 NNW	0.7 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.3 N	0.9 S	0.2 N	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	3	7	6	3	4	3	6	6	6

	Monday 16	Tue
	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM
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	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Out Front Virginia	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Broadway New Jersey	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.3 SSE	-	2.5 SSE	0.1 S	1.2 N	1.1 N
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	8	8	9	-	9	12	4	4
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1131	1131	1131	1774	1996	827	0	1208	3	50	39
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross	cross
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-7	-8	-9	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11	-12	-12	-11	13	13	13	1	-1	14	-14	12	-14	-14	-15
Chill °C (?)	-17	-18	-19	-20	-21	-22	-22	-22	-24	-24	-22	10	10	10	-6	-9	11	-26	8	-26	-26	-27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.4 NE	2.4 NE	2.5 NE	2.4 NE	2.4 NE	2.2 NNE	2.3 NE	2.0 NNE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	2.3 SSE	1.6 NNE	2.5 SSE	1.4 N	1.2 N	1.1 N
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	9	9	9	8	8	9	5	9	4	4	4

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