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[2026-01-05] Site update: Extended surf forecast for the US

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All US Great Lakes Surf spots got alternative surf forecast for full 1 week with wave period, winds and precipitation.
Now I am looking for the same for Canada, - if you know a source of waves, wave period, and wind - feel free to let me know.
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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.

"You can't surf the Great Lakes" :-) videos. Read this Surfer mag article on essence of Surfing the Great Lakes.

Latest Great Lakes surf nowcast from WAVEWATCH III, with spots by surfradar.info

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The summary forecast table below is generated at 03/16/2026 14:55 EST (data 03/16/2026 12:30 EST). 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. Currently NOAA is providing just 72 hour of forecast in maps.
"~" means surf drop between peaks; "–" designates consistent surf expected between start and end time.
CountryLakeSpotSun Mar 15Mon Mar 16Tue Mar 17Wed Mar 18
USAErieAshtabula1 at 20:00–23:003 at 16:006 at 01:003 at 01:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganChicago6 at 22:00–23:0010 at 05:006 at 01:001 at 07:00–13:00
USAErieCleveland1 at 20:00~23:004 at 22:004 at 01:00–04:002 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg4 at 22:00–23:005 at 07:00~16:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 01:00
USASuperiorDuluth5 at 21:002 at 13:00–16:001 at 01:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:006 at 07:002 at 19:00
USAEriePresquile SP0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point3 at 20:00–23:003 at 16:004 at 10:00–13:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:005 at 10:003 at 19:00
USAErieFreeport Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend2 at 20:00–23:008 at 22:0010 at 01:00–04:003 at 01:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven1 at 20:00–23:004 at 07:008 at 04:001 at 01:00–19:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais9 at 23:0014 at 10:00~19:0012 at 01:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton4 at 20:00–21:003 at 16:00–22:004 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganHolland2 at 23:004 at 07:009 at 04:001 at 01:00–13:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes2 at 21:00–23:0012 at 10:00–16:009 at 01:001 at 01:00–07:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North11 at 22:00–23:0014 at 07:0010 at 01:001 at 13:00
CanadaHuronKincardine2 at 20:0011 at 22:0014 at 01:00–04:004 at 01:00
CanadaErieKingsville2 at 20:00~23:004 at 13:00–16:002 at 07:00~19:001 at 01:00~13:00
CanadaErieLeamington2 at 20:00~23:004 at 10:00~22:002 at 10:00~19:001 at 01:00~19:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach2 at 20:00–23:003 at 01:00–03:001 at 01:00–04:001 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaHuronMeaford3 at 20:00–23:004 at 02:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 01:00
USAErieMentor1 at 20:00–23:005 at 22:005 at 01:003 at 01:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee12 at 23:0017 at 02:00–03:004 at 01:002 at 13:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes4 at 23:0011 at 13:00–16:008 at 01:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa3 at 22:00–23:003 at 07:00–13:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioPickering4 at 21:00–22:003 at 07:00–13:002 at 19:001 at 19:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAHuronPort Huron2 at 20:00–23:004 at 19:003 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley3 at 21:00–23:004 at 13:003 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point6 at 21:00~23:0010 at 22:006 at 16:002 at 01:00
USAOntarioRochester2 at 20:00–23:003 at 19:004 at 01:003 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 20:00–23:004 at 06:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 01:00
USAErieSandusky1 at 20:00–23:003 at 13:00~22:003 at 01:001 at 01:00~13:00
CanadaHuronSarnia2 at 22:00–23:005 at 22:005 at 01:001 at 01:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores3 at 20:006 at 22:0016 at 07:00–10:004 at 01:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP3 at 23:004 at 16:00~22:005 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganSheboygan12 at 22:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 07:003 at 13:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach0 at 20:00–23:007 at 22:0016 at 07:00–10:003 at 01:00
USASuperiorStoney Point0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 16:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioToronto5 at 20:006 at 22:005 at 07:001 at 19:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting4 at 21:00–23:008 at 06:00~13:005 at 04:001 at 07:00
 
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