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 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			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	Wolfe Island Lake Ontario	South Haven Lake Michigan	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Alona Bay Lake Superior	South Haven Lake Michigan	South Haven Lake Michigan	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Holland Lake Michigan	South Haven Lake Michigan	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Stony Point Lake Ontario	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	2	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 W	1.0 W	0.5 W	2.2 WSW	1.8 NW	-	0.7 NNE	0.9 NNW	0.4 N	1.5 N	2.2 N	-	1.1 N	1.0 N	0.3 W	-	0.6 SW	0.4 W	0.2 W	-	-	-
Period(s) (?)	8	8	6	7	7	-	4	6	3	7	8	-	6	6	5	-	5	5	5	-	-	-
Energy(?)	13	126	35	446	317	0	17	68	2	230	596	0	97	74	5	0	25	10	2	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	mod. snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	clear	light snow	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-10	-9	-14	-7	-7	-18	-12	-12	-16	-11	-13	-13	-8	-12	-9	-9	-10	-4	-3	-8	-13	-12
Low °C	-12	-15	-15	-9	-8	-22	-13	-20	-20	-13	-17	-19	-10	-16	-14	-11	-12	-7	-5	-22	-20	-14
Chill °C (?)	-18	-15	-21	-14	-15	-24	-17	-19	-24	-18	-20	-19	-15	-20	-9	-18	-14	-9	-3	-14	-13	-12
Sunrise	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:00	-
Sunset	5:31	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:43
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 W	1.0 W	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	0.3 SSW	0.4 W	0.2 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	6	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	5	5	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	-	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	4	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNE	2.2 WSW	1.8 NW	0.2 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.6 NE	0.4 N	1.5 N	2.2 N	-	1.1 N	1.0 N	-	1.2 NNW	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	2	7	7	2	4	4	3	7	8	-	6	6	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 27	Wednesday 28	Thursday 29	Friday 30
	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	Stony Point Lake Ontario	Stony Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Sandbanks Provincial Park Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Wolfe Island Lake Ontario	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	South Haven Lake Michigan	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Holland Lake Michigan	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	2	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.6 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	1.6 W	0.9 NNE	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	-	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.1 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.4 N
Period(s) (?)	8	6	8	8	8	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	5	6	6	6	-	6	6	5	5	3
Energy(?)	13	367	791	126	96	226	35	18	9	4	1	240	57	216	201	152	0	131	134	61	75	2
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	-10	-9	-12	-9	-12	-12	-15	-14	-14	-16	-21	-15	-15	-11	-10	-8	-16	-9	-12	-17	-17	-23
Chill °C (?)	-18	-16	-16	-15	-18	-18	-22	-21	-22	-25	-30	-15	-21	-17	-15	-8	-23	-15	-19	-22	-17	-31
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 W	-	-	1.0 W	0.9 W	-	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	-	8	8	-	6	6	7	6	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	0.3 WNW	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	2.1 W	2.5 W	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	1.6 W	0.3 NNE	-	-	0.3 N	0.3 NNE	1.6 W	0.9 NNE	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	-	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.1 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.4 N
Period (s)	3	6	8	3	2	7	2	-	-	2	2	7	5	6	6	6	-	6	6	5	5	3

	Tuesday 27	Wednesday 28
	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	Stony Point Lake Ontario	Stony Point Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Sandbanks Provincial Park Lake Ontario	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Wolfe Island Lake Ontario	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	South Haven Lake Michigan	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Holland Lake Michigan	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Alona Bay Lake Superior
Rating	0	2	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 W	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.2 W	0.2 W	2.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	2.2 W	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 W	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 NNW	1.8 NNW	0.5 W
Period(s) (?)	8	6	6	8	7	8	4	6	7	7	8	8	8	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	7	6
Energy(?)	25	254	290	7	8	847	11	51	86	88	121	643	1003	159	131	141	65	179	198	332	299	27
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross- off	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	-10	-8	-8	-10	-11	-10	-12	-11	-10	-10	-9	-12	-9	-8	-8	-8	-15	-8	-8	-9	-8	-14
Chill °C (?)	-18	-17	-16	-17	-17	-18	-16	-15	-14	-13	-14	-20	-18	-16	-16	-16	-22	-16	-16	-18	-16	-20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 W	-	-	0.2 W	0.2 W	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	-	0.1 NE	-	-	-	0.8 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 W
Period (s)	8	-	-	8	7	-	7	7	7	7	8	-	8	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	1.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	2.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 NW	0.4 NNW	0.5 NNW	2.2 W	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.3 N	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 NNW	1.8 NNW	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	3	6	6	3	3	8	4	6	5	3	3	8	8	6	6	6	2	6	6	7	7	2

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