Hurricane Florence is impatiently anticipated by surfing community of the US East Coast. It is supposed to hit near Outer Banks, but there is significant air movement inland too. And, it looks like it has something for the Great Lakes surfers. Let's try tracking surfing forecast and conditions on the Great Lakes surf spots with web cameras. "Hurricane hype center" is coined by Ben Gravy, check out his video blog entries in the material below!

Whiting beaches, are featured as #2 in The Best Places to Go Surfing on the Great Lakes. Known of big waves on N, NNE Winter winds. Short video on possible conditions.

Featured as #1 in The Best Places to Go Surfing on the Great Lakes. "The Fresh Water Surf Capital of the World " (:wink: :wink:) accordingly to visitsheboygancounty.com. Works best on NE, NW, SE winds. They also have indoor FlowRider surf simulator in Blue Harbor Resort's Breaker Bay indoor waterpark (links below).

• North Side Municipal Beach - popular surf spot with sandbar and reef breaks. Check this video clip from Step Into Liquid: Surf Wisconsin on the summary of local conditions and surf culture.
• The Riptide Double Surf Simulator in Blue Harbor Resort's waterpark. FlowRider machine, see videos: demo of Sheboygan Blue Harbor wave simulator, double wave setup, this guy is rippin' it!. Looks like they allow only their equipment, bodyboards look pretty close to normal ones, surfboard is custom to the machine but seems like workable for a fun session
• Kohler-Andrae State Park . Waves build at offshore reef and beach

Check out Milwaukee, WI too, just 1 hour South.

Woodlawn State Park - shallow beach break gets some surf on strong SW wind. Watch videos of how it looks like in the Summer.

Ashtabula has a bunch of beaches, but most of them are private. Watch this video of Ben Gravy attempting to surf somewhere in the vicinity. Yet, there are at least 3 known surf spots accessible to public:

Walnut Beach Park - sandy beach, may get waves on W, SW and strong NE winds. Watch video for sample conditions in April. Established kiting and windsurfing spot.

Saybrook Park - sandy beach may be blocked now.

Geneva State Park - nice sandy beach.

There is only chance for surfing on W, SW, strong NE winds.

Beaches at Mentor-On-The-Lake start generating surf on NW, W, SW winds.

Headlands Beach State Park

Mentor Beach Park - I honestly don't see where exactly to surf there (maybe there is some other Metro Park in the area), I think the Yacht Club nearby is a better bet.

Overlook Beach Park

Edgewater Park Beach well-established surf spot in Cleveland, OH. The best waves build at breakwall and sewer pipe on strong NE, NW, and SW winds. Here is a comprehensive video on surfing in Cleveland, Ohio. Watch how surfing may look like at Edgewater Park Beach in the Summer, September, October

There are also some references to surfing in Euclid Park - but the sandy beach seem to be spoiled with the wave breakers. West outskirt looks promising though.

Well-established surf spot near Duluth MN. Featured #4 in The Best Places to Go Surfing on the Great Lakes along with Duluth, MN. Bunch of rocky and gravel spots along Stoney Point Dr . Large waves on NE. Check-out SToNeY PoiNT surfers' community on Facebook. See how surfing may look like at Stoney Point near Duluth MN on these youtube videos: August, October, February, Spring. Read article at Duluth Indian Point Campground.