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[2024-08-18] Fun stuff: There is no surf in Cleveland! Had a blast this Summer. Out of a road trip and surfing safari around the Lakes comes this video:

Plan your surfing sessions on the Great Lakes with surfradar.info! See summary of surf conditions and wave forecast for the Great Lakes for the USA and Canada. Drill down to the current buoy data and web cams for select spots. Best forecasts for surfers, bodyboarders, kiters, fishermen, yachtsmen and boaters on lake Ontario, lake Erie, lake Michigan, lake Huron and lake Superior. The Great Lakes surf forecast is refreshed every 3 hours from Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System (GLCFS). Normally, the fun begins with reported waves of 3 ft (0.91 m), but still, please double check with the nearest buoy or surf-cam and read the Disclaimer. Currently we have surfcams at dashboards for Port Stanley ON, Sauble Beach ON by Sauble Trading Post, Grand Bend ON, Kincardine ON, Fifty Point ON (near Hamilton), Toronto ON, Rochester NY, Chicago IL, Holland MI (Grand Haven is nearby). There are also weather cams (surf line is not seen): Erie PA, Mentor, OH.

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Latest Great Lakes surf nowcast from GLERL-GLCFS (next-gen FVCOM), with spots by surfradar.info

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The summary forecast table below is generated at 05/22/2025 17:56 EDT (data 05/20/2025 15:40 EDT). See individual spot pages and the latest GLERL's maps for the most current data.
The chart shows when to expect maximum wave Significant Height at given Spots. The 1st number is expected maximum wave Significant Height in feet, then hour or begin-end hours.
"~" means surf drop between peaks; "–" designates consistent surf expected between start and end time.
CountryLakeSpotTue May 20Wed May 21Thu May 22Fri May 23Sat May 24Sun May 25
USAErieAshtabula3 at 17:00~21:003 at 03:00–06:003 at 09:00–21:004 at 03:00–09:002 at 09:001 at 03:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 10:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00~21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganChicago7 at 10:00–17:004 at 03:004 at 09:00–15:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–09:001 at 09:00
USAErieCleveland3 at 20:003 at 03:003 at 15:00–21:003 at 03:00–09:002 at 03:00–09:001 at 03:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg0 at 10:00–21:005 at 21:005 at 09:002 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USASuperiorDuluth14 at 16:00–19:009 at 03:00~12:002 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganEmpire1 at 10:00–21:001 at 03:00–21:002 at 15:00–21:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAEriePresquile SP2 at 10:00~21:002 at 03:00–15:003 at 21:004 at 03:00–09:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point1 at 10:00–14:006 at 18:00–21:003 at 15:00–21:003 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganFrankfort1 at 10:00–18:001 at 12:00–21:003 at 15:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–09:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAErieFreeport Beach2 at 21:002 at 03:002 at 21:003 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend2 at 16:00–19:002 at 03:00~15:003 at 15:00–21:003 at 03:00–15:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven2 at 10:00~20:002 at 03:00–06:005 at 15:005 at 15:002 at 15:000 at 03:00–09:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais4 at 13:00–16:004 at 03:00–12:004 at 03:00–21:004 at 03:00–09:002 at 03:001 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton1 at 10:00~21:008 at 21:006 at 03:003 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganHolland3 at 12:00–16:002 at 03:00–06:006 at 15:005 at 15:002 at 03:00~15:001 at 03:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes4 at 10:00–16:002 at 03:00~21:005 at 15:003 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North7 at 14:00–15:007 at 03:00–06:003 at 03:00–15:003 at 03:00–09:001 at 03:00–09:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaHuronKincardine3 at 15:00–18:001 at 03:00–21:002 at 03:00–21:002 at 03:00–21:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaErieKingsville4 at 21:002 at 09:00–12:001 at 15:00–21:001 at 09:00–15:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaErieLeamington2 at 10:00~20:002 at 03:00–09:001 at 06:00–21:001 at 03:00–15:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach5 at 16:00–20:006 at 06:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00–09:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaHuronMeaford2 at 10:002 at 12:00~21:003 at 03:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAErieMentor4 at 15:00–21:004 at 03:004 at 21:004 at 03:002 at 09:00–15:001 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee9 at 10:00–14:006 at 03:004 at 15:002 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes5 at 12:00–14:002 at 03:00~21:005 at 15:003 at 03:00–09:001 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 10:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaOntarioPickering0 at 10:00–21:008 at 21:007 at 06:003 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaEriePoint Pelee Tip6 at 21:008 at 03:002 at 03:00~21:002 at 09:001 at 03:00–15:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne0 at 10:00–21:003 at 18:00–21:004 at 03:00–09:001 at 03:00–09:001 at 21:001 at 03:00
USAHuronPort Huron3 at 16:00–19:003 at 06:00~21:003 at 03:00–21:002 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley2 at 18:00–21:003 at 03:00~15:002 at 03:00–06:001 at 03:00–15:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point0 at 10:00–21:003 at 18:00–21:004 at 03:00–09:001 at 03:00–09:001 at 21:001 at 03:00
USAOntarioRochester1 at 10:00–14:002 at 15:00–21:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 10:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:003 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–09:001 at 15:00–21:001 at 03:00–09:00
USAErieSandusky5 at 16:00–21:005 at 03:00–06:003 at 21:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–15:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaHuronSarnia0 at 10:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 10:00–21:001 at 12:00~21:001 at 03:00–06:001 at 09:00–21:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 03:00–09:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores1 at 10:00–16:001 at 15:00–21:001 at 03:00–21:001 at 15:00–21:002 at 15:00–21:002 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP1 at 18:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:002 at 15:001 at 09:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganSheboygan6 at 10:00–13:005 at 03:003 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach1 at 10:00–12:001 at 12:00–21:002 at 03:00–09:001 at 21:002 at 15:00–21:002 at 03:00
USASuperiorStoney Point10 at 11:009 at 09:00–12:002 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaOntarioToronto1 at 21:009 at 21:008 at 03:003 at 03:000 at 03:00–21:000 at 03:00–09:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach1 at 12:00–21:001 at 09:00–21:001 at 03:00–15:001 at 15:00–21:002 at 15:00–21:001 at 03:00–09:00
USAMichiganWhiting5 at 10:00–16:002 at 03:00~21:004 at 15:002 at 03:00–15:001 at 03:00–15:001 at 09:00

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