Lake Michigan Surf

Detailed Lake Michigan 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 Lake Michigan. 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 Lake Michigan. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Lake Michigan over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Lake Michigan and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Lake Michigan Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Lake Michigan Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Lake Michigan Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Lake Michigan Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Lake Michigan Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Lake Michigan Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Lake Michigan Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Lake Michigan Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Lake Michigan Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

Lake Michigan Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Lake Michigan Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Lake Michigan coastline are also listed below.

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Lake Michigan Wavefinder

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	Tue	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	7	22	20	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	15	15	15	18	19	17	20	22	20	24	20	18	15	13	12	16	18	15	21	22	22
Low °C	15	15	15	13	14	18	15	17	21	18	20	19	16	12	11	10	13	16	13	16	22	15
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	14	18	19	17	20	22	20	24	20	18	15	11	10	15	18	15	21	22	22
Sunrise	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 15	Thursday 16	Friday 17
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	18	19	18	17	17	16	15	17	20
Chill °C (?)	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	18	19	18	17	16	15	14	16	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 14	Wednesday 15
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan	Chicago Breaks Lake Michigan
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period(s) (?)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Energy(?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	15	16	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-