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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 03/13/2026 11:04 EST (data 03/13/2026 07:30 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.
CountryLakeSpotThu Mar 12Fri Mar 13Sat Mar 14Sun Mar 15
USAErieAshtabula0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganChicago2 at 23:007 at 05:003 at 01:003 at 01:00
USAErieCleveland0 at 20:00–23:005 at 19:00–22:006 at 01:001 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg1 at 23:006 at 16:00~22:002 at 10:001 at 07:00
USASuperiorDuluth4 at 23:009 at 04:00–05:001 at 01:00–04:005 at 13:00
USAMichiganEmpire1 at 20:00–23:002 at 10:00–16:004 at 04:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAEriePresquile SP0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point1 at 20:00–21:002 at 13:00~22:004 at 04:00–07:003 at 13:00
USAMichiganFrankfort1 at 20:00–23:005 at 13:00–16:003 at 07:002 at 07:00
USAErieFreeport Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend1 at 20:005 at 22:008 at 04:002 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven1 at 20:00–23:0012 at 16:008 at 01:004 at 19:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais1 at 20:00–23:007 at 10:00–16:005 at 01:009 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton0 at 20:00–23:002 at 13:00~22:002 at 04:004 at 13:00
USAMichiganHolland1 at 20:00–23:0013 at 13:00–19:009 at 01:003 at 19:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes0 at 20:00–23:009 at 13:00–16:006 at 01:002 at 01:00~19:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North2 at 22:00–23:0010 at 10:004 at 01:0010 at 19:00
CanadaHuronKincardine0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaErieKingsville0 at 20:00–23:004 at 10:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 19:00
CanadaErieLeamington0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach0 at 20:00–23:003 at 10:00–13:000 at 01:00–19:004 at 07:00
CanadaHuronMeaford1 at 20:00–23:005 at 13:00–16:006 at 07:004 at 13:00
USAErieMentor0 at 20:00–23:005 at 19:007 at 01:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee3 at 23:008 at 03:002 at 01:00–07:007 at 07:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes1 at 23:007 at 10:00–16:005 at 01:002 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 20:00–23:005 at 16:001 at 16:002 at 07:00
CanadaOntarioPickering0 at 20:00–23:005 at 16:002 at 07:007 at 13:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAHuronPort Huron0 at 20:00–23:005 at 10:004 at 04:002 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point2 at 22:00–23:006 at 16:00~19:006 at 01:00–04:003 at 13:00–19:00
USAOntarioRochester5 at 20:00–23:003 at 01:00–03:009 at 10:002 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 20:00–23:001 at 02:00–04:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 01:00
USAErieSandusky0 at 20:00–23:004 at 19:00–22:004 at 01:003 at 19:00
CanadaHuronSarnia0 at 20:00–23:004 at 22:006 at 01:002 at 07:00~19:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores5 at 20:00–22:004 at 01:0010 at 10:003 at 01:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganSheboygan4 at 23:0011 at 05:002 at 01:00–04:009 at 07:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach4 at 20:00–21:004 at 19:008 at 10:00~16:002 at 01:00
USASuperiorStoney Point4 at 22:00–23:009 at 04:00~06:001 at 01:00–04:005 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioToronto1 at 20:00–21:004 at 16:00–22:003 at 01:00~07:006 at 13:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting1 at 23:005 at 10:00–16:003 at 01:002 at 01:00
 
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