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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.

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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 04/16/2026 11:52 EST (data 04/16/2026 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.
CountryLakeSpotWed Apr 15Thu Apr 16Fri Apr 17Sat Apr 18
USAErieAshtabula1 at 21:00–23:001 at 19:00–22:001 at 01:00–04:001 at 19:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 19:00
USAMichiganChicago1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~10:002 at 16:002 at 19:00
USAErieCleveland1 at 20:001 at 13:00–16:001 at 19:002 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00–19:00
USASuperiorDuluth0 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:002 at 04:00–07:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 16:00–19:002 at 07:00–19:00
USAEriePresquile SP1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:00–10:002 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point1 at 20:00–21:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
USAMichiganFrankfort0 at 20:00–23:001 at 03:00~16:001 at 10:00–16:003 at 07:00~19:00
USAErieFreeport Beach1 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:001 at 01:00–07:001 at 07:00~19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend0 at 20:00–23:001 at 07:00~22:001 at 01:002 at 07:00–13:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven1 at 20:00–23:002 at 05:00~22:002 at 19:003 at 01:00–13:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais1 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 13:00–19:002 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 13:00
USAMichiganHolland1 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:00~22:002 at 19:004 at 13:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes1 at 23:001 at 01:00~13:001 at 10:00–16:002 at 13:00–19:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North1 at 20:00–22:001 at 16:00–22:003 at 19:007 at 19:00
CanadaHuronKincardine0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–04:001 at 04:00–07:004 at 07:00
CanadaErieKingsville1 at 20:00–23:001 at 02:00~19:001 at 19:003 at 07:00
CanadaErieLeamington1 at 20:00–23:001 at 02:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach1 at 20:001 at 03:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 07:00
CanadaHuronMeaford0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 07:00
USAErieMentor1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00–16:002 at 01:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes0 at 20:00–23:001 at 02:00~13:001 at 13:00–16:002 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioPickering0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 19:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00–10:003 at 13:00
USAHuronPort Huron0 at 20:00–23:001 at 03:00~22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 07:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point0 at 20:00–23:001 at 22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00–19:00
USAOntarioRochester0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00–10:001 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 13:00
USAErieSandusky1 at 20:00–21:001 at 03:00~22:001 at 19:003 at 19:00
CanadaHuronSarnia0 at 20:00–23:001 at 05:00–07:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 07:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 20:00–23:001 at 02:00–07:001 at 04:00–07:004 at 13:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:00–13:002 at 13:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:000 at 01:00–19:004 at 13:00
USAMichiganSheboygan1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–19:005 at 19:003 at 01:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
USASuperiorStoney Point0 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:002 at 04:00–07:001 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioToronto1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:001 at 13:00–19:001 at 01:00–19:00
 
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