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

	Sun		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sun
	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	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Presquile Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Bethany Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Bayfield Lake Huron	Alona Bay Lake Superior	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
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.2 W	0.8 W	0.4 W	1.1 SSW	0.5 W	1.4 SW	-	0.2 ESE	1.1 S	1.4 N	0.2 WNW	1.2 S	0.9 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.7 W	0.2 S	-	-	-
Period(s) (?)	2	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	-	9	6	7	4	6	9	6	6	4	-	-	-
Energy(?)	1	336	409	171	57	13	92	19	157	0	10	99	192	1	99	158	80	55	3	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light rain	cloudy	light snow	mod. rain	light snow	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light snow	clear	light snow	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	6	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	0	0	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	-14	7	9	-5	-15	-2	2	0	-13	-13	-18	-19	-18
Low °C	-5	0	1	3	1	2	2	-13	4	-16	5	7	-5	-17	-6	1	-11	-13	-16	-21	-21	-18
Chill °C (?)	-6	-7	-3	-2	-2	-4	-2	-3	0	-24	4	6	-11	-22	-10	-4	-6	-21	-21	-29	-32	-30
Sunrise	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:15	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:18	-
Sunset	5:09	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 SW	-	0.8 W	0.4 W	0.6 SSE	0.5 W	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	-	0.2 WNW	-	0.9 ENE	0.3 W	0.7 S	0.2 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	7	6	6	6	-	-	9	11	-	4	-	9	6	5	4	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.1 SW	-	-	0.1 E	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.2 SSE	0.2 W	0.5 S	0.1 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	9	8	5	6	6	5	-	-	11	-	-	-	5	8	5	5	5	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.2 W	-	1.3 S	1.1 SSW	0.8 NNE	1.4 SW	0.6 NNE	0.7 S	1.1 S	1.4 N	0.7 NNW	1.2 S	0.6 NW	1.0 SSW	0.7 W	0.3 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	2	8	9	8	-	6	6	3	6	3	5	6	7	4	6	4	6	6	3	-	-	-

	Sunday 11	Monday 12	Tuesday 13	Wednesday 14
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
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	Au Sable Point 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 WNW	0.6 W	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.9 S	0.4 W	1.5 S	1.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.1 W
Period(s) (?)	2	4	5	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	7	6	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Energy(?)	1	10	88	336	739	656	409	263	171	131	139	57	33	52	13	177	92	57	25	19	7	1
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light rain	light rain	light rain	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	-5	-11	-13
Chill °C (?)	-11	-6	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-3	-2	-2	-4	-2	-4	-5	-4	-4	-2	-3	-3	-13	-21	-24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	-	1.1 W	-	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	5	-	7	-	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	9	8	8	-	-	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	0.6 W	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	-	1.3 WNW	-	0.4 SSW	0.9 S	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.1 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.2 NNE
Period (s)	2	4	5	8	9	9	9	8	8	-	6	-	3	4	6	6	6	5	3	3	4	4

	Sunday 11	Monday 12
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
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	Au Sable Point 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W
Period(s) (?)	-	-	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	0	0	1	2	5	10	17	37	88	167	408	336	437	607	739	730	755	656	561	489	409	342
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-9	-7	-5	-3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Chill °C (?)	-16	-13	-11	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-10	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-5	-5	-5	-5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9

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