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[2026-07-11] Fun stuff: Great Lakes Surf Festival August 8, 2026, Muskegon, MI, The GREAT LAKES SURF FESTIVAL

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 WAVEWATCH III, with spots by surfradar.info

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The summary forecast table below is generated at 07/19/2026 14:33 EST (data 07/19/2026 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.
CountryLakeSpotSat Jul 18Sun Jul 19Mon Jul 20Tue Jul 21
USAErieAshtabula3 at 21:00–23:003 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 19:00
USAErieBuffalo2 at 20:00–22:001 at 01:00–04:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 19:00
USAMichiganChicago4 at 23:005 at 01:001 at 07:00~19:002 at 19:00
USAErieCleveland3 at 22:00–23:003 at 01:00–05:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg1 at 20:00–21:001 at 19:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 19:00
USASuperiorDuluth0 at 20:00–23:001 at 16:00–22:002 at 10:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganEmpire2 at 20:000 at 01:00–22:005 at 16:003 at 13:00
USAEriePresquile SP3 at 21:00–22:002 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:003 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point2 at 22:00–23:001 at 01:00–10:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort3 at 20:001 at 01:00–03:004 at 16:00–19:004 at 01:00
USAErieFreeport Beach2 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:00–07:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend5 at 20:00–21:004 at 01:001 at 19:002 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven2 at 20:00–22:001 at 01:00~19:004 at 19:004 at 19:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais2 at 20:00–22:001 at 01:00~22:000 at 01:00–19:005 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton1 at 22:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 16:001 at 13:00
USAMichiganHolland4 at 20:002 at 01:002 at 19:005 at 19:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes4 at 22:00–23:005 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 07:00~19:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:002 at 04:005 at 13:00
CanadaHuronKincardine5 at 20:00–21:004 at 01:002 at 19:004 at 07:00~19:00
CanadaErieKingsville1 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:004 at 07:00
CanadaErieLeamington1 at 20:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:004 at 07:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach1 at 21:00–23:001 at 01:00–03:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
CanadaHuronMeaford4 at 23:004 at 01:00–03:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieMentor3 at 21:00–23:003 at 01:00–04:000 at 01:00–19:004 at 13:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee5 at 22:00–23:004 at 01:00–02:003 at 16:00–19:002 at 19:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes4 at 23:004 at 01:00–04:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioPickering0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne2 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–04:001 at 10:003 at 19:00
USAHuronPort Huron5 at 20:00–22:003 at 01:00~13:002 at 19:001 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley1 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:004 at 07:00–13:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point2 at 20:001 at 16:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAOntarioRochester3 at 22:00–23:003 at 01:00–06:001 at 19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP2 at 20:00–21:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAErieSandusky3 at 22:00–23:003 at 01:00–03:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSarnia5 at 20:00–22:003 at 01:00~13:001 at 16:00–19:001 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach4 at 20:002 at 02:00–03:001 at 07:00~19:005 at 19:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores3 at 20:00~23:003 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00–07:001 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP1 at 20:001 at 22:001 at 10:00–13:003 at 07:00
USAMichiganSheboygan4 at 20:00–23:003 at 01:005 at 19:002 at 01:00~19:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach3 at 20:002 at 02:00~22:001 at 01:00–04:001 at 01:00–19:00
USASuperiorStoney Point0 at 20:00–23:001 at 16:00–22:001 at 01:00–10:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioToronto0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach3 at 20:00–21:003 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 19:00
USAMichiganWhiting3 at 22:00–23:004 at 01:00–03:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 19:00
 
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