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	Mon				Tue		Wed				Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sun
	Night	AM	AM	Night	Night	AM	PM	AM	AM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Union Bay Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Port Colborne Lake Erie	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior
Rating	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.3 ESE	-	1.6 NE	-	-	-	0.7 W	-	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period(s)	6	7	-	7	-	-	-	6	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Energy	200	232	0	246	0	0	0	51	0	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross	cross- on	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	10	7	-	2	7	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	10	5	-	-
High °C	15	11	6	14	6	6	7	12	6	6	9	8	8	7	8	7	8	7	7	8	9	11
Low °C	7	10	5	12	5	6	6	12	5	4	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	8
Chill °C (?)	14	9	5	14	2	2	3	10	3	3	7	5	5	7	6	3	6	3	4	8	7	9
Sunrise	-	6:11	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	5:50	5:20	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:16	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:40
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	1.3 ESE	-	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	4	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	1.6 NE	-	-	-	0.7 W	-	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	-	7	-	-	-	6	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 17	Monday 18	Tuesday 19	Wednesday 20
	4PM	7PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Union Bay Lake Superior	Union Bay Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Crystal Beach Lake Erie
Rating	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 E	1.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	1.6 NE	2.3 NE	1.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW
Period(s)	-	-	-	6	6	7	7	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Energy	0	0	0	200	175	250	232	0	0	0	0	246	480	326	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off
Tide State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	8	7	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	4	5	5	11	15	11	10	5	6	6	6	13	10	13	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	13
Chill °C (?)	-3	-1	0	9	14	9	8	3	3	3	2	12	9	11	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.7 E	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.6 NE	2.3 NE	1.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	6	7	6	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6

	Sunday 17	Monday 18
	2PM	3PM	4PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Lakes	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior	Union Bay Lake Superior	Union Bay Lake Superior	Ontonagon Lake Superior	Union Bay Lake Superior	Ontonagon Lake Superior	Ontonagon Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Ontonagon Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula Lake Superior	Apostle Islands Lake Superior
Rating	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	-
Period(s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	-
Energy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200	200	161	175	140	140	250	426	164	232	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	11	12	13	15	15	15	11	11	11	10	5
Chill °C (?)	-4	-2	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	9	11	12	14	14	14	9	9	11	8	3
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	1.3 ESE	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	6	-	7	7	7	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.1 S	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	0.5 NNE	1.0 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	3	6	-

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