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

	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wed
	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	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Assateague Maryland	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Union 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	Fenwick Delaware	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Ocean City Maryland	Queen Street New Jersey	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	1.4 SSW	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	-	-	-	1.0 N	1.5 SE	-	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	-
Period(s) (?)	-	-	3	-	-	-	8	-	7	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	4	10	-	9	9	-
Energy(?)	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0	177	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	38	408	0	120	83	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	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	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)	8:08AM 0.23	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	11:06PM 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	n/a n/a	n/a n/a
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light snow	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
High °C	-4	-3	-6	-9	-6	-6	-5	-4	11	-12	-2	-10	-5	-3	-3	-13	-11	5	-15	4	2	-11
Low °C	-6	-4	-9	-13	-7	-12	-5	-5	9	-19	-2	-13	-9	-3	-10	-13	-12	0	-19	4	-1	-20
Chill °C (?)	-11	-8	-13	-14	-11	-14	-14	-13	7	-15	-6	-15	-11	-9	-11	-25	-22	0	-23	-1	-5	-18
Sunrise	8:00	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	7:37	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:39	-	-	8:01	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	0.1 E	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	-	-	-	0.1 SW	1.5 SE	-	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	11	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	11	10	-	9	9	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.9 ESE	2.4 ENE	1.4 NE	1.4 SSW	-	0.3 SW	0.4 SE	1.1 ENE	1.6 NE	2.2 NE	1.6 N	1.0 N	1.0 NW	-	0.7 NW	0.4 NNW	-
Period (s)	4	4	3	-	-	4	6	5	7	-	2	3	5	5	6	5	4	4	-	4	3	-

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	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	Assateague Maryland	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 Delaware Delaware	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Richardson Beach Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Stony Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Ontonagon Lake Superior
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	1.0 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	-	0.9 W	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	-	1.2 E
Period(s) (?)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	8	8	9	-	9
Energy(?)	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	75	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	90	3	9	4	0	355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	high	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	3:39AM 1.16	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	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	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	-6	-4	-3	-4	-6	-7	-8	20	-13	-9	-7	-6	-10	-2	-9	-3	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5
Chill °C (?)	21	-13	-11	-8	-11	-13	-15	-15	20	-19	-14	-12	-11	-14	-7	-16	-6	-14	-14	-13	-12	-5
Sunrise	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SW	-	0.7 WNW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	-	1.2 E
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	8	8	9	-	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.1 S	-	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NNE	0.6 N	0.4 NNW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	0.9 ESE	0.9 W	2.2 E	2.4 ENE	1.8 NE	1.4 NE	1.0 NNW
Period (s)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	6	6	6	6	5	4

	Wednesday 11																					Thu
	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	Assateague Maryland	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 Delaware Delaware	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Richardson Beach Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Stony Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Ontonagon Lake Superior
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SE	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.8 NNW
Period(s) (?)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	4	-	-	-	-	4
Energy(?)	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	23	0	0	0	0	20
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- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on
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	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	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	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light rain	light snow	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	20	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	5	-5	11	-6	-6	-7	-7	-1
Chill °C (?)	22	-11	-11	-11	-13	-13	-13	-12	20	-10	-8	-8	-9	-10	2	-12	8	-13	-13	-15	-15	-8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.8 SSE	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 SE	0.7 NNE	0.9 SSW	0.7 NNE	0.7 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.8 NNW
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4

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