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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 05/15/2026 18:33 EST (data 05/15/2026 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.
CountryLakeSpotThu May 14Fri May 15Sat May 16Sun May 17
USAErieAshtabula1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–05:001 at 13:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:00~22:002 at 13:00~16:001 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganChicago0 at 20:00–23:002 at 10:00–13:001 at 01:00~10:002 at 19:00
USAErieCleveland1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:001 at 10:00~16:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00–16:002 at 19:001 at 01:00
USASuperiorDuluth2 at 20:001 at 13:00–22:001 at 13:005 at 19:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:003 at 10:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAEriePresquile SP0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 13:001 at 07:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 13:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort0 at 20:00–23:005 at 16:00–19:003 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00
USAErieFreeport Beach0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:003 at 13:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend2 at 20:00–21:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 04:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven0 at 20:00–23:003 at 13:002 at 01:00~13:001 at 19:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais0 at 20:00–23:002 at 16:00~22:003 at 16:002 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 13:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganHolland0 at 20:00–23:002 at 10:00–16:002 at 04:00–07:001 at 19:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:00–13:001 at 07:001 at 19:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North1 at 20:00–23:003 at 22:003 at 13:002 at 19:00
CanadaHuronKincardine1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:003 at 13:001 at 01:00
CanadaErieKingsville0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 07:00–10:001 at 01:00
CanadaErieLeamington0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:003 at 10:001 at 01:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach0 at 20:00–23:001 at 22:002 at 10:001 at 01:00
CanadaHuronMeaford1 at 20:00–21:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 10:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieMentor1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–02:002 at 10:001 at 01:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee0 at 20:00–23:004 at 16:00–19:003 at 01:001 at 19:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes0 at 20:00–23:001 at 06:00–13:001 at 10:001 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 20:00–23:001 at 22:002 at 16:00–19:001 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioPickering0 at 20:00–23:001 at 19:00–22:002 at 16:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne0 at 20:00–23:002 at 16:002 at 13:00–19:001 at 01:00–07:00
USAHuronPort Huron1 at 20:00–23:001 at 16:00–19:001 at 07:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 10:00~16:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00–22:002 at 19:002 at 01:00
USAOntarioRochester0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–10:002 at 19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00~22:002 at 19:002 at 01:00
USAErieSandusky0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 10:001 at 01:00
CanadaHuronSarnia1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~19:001 at 07:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:003 at 16:001 at 01:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores1 at 20:001 at 03:00–19:001 at 04:00~16:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00–16:002 at 13:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganSheboygan0 at 20:00–23:005 at 19:004 at 01:00–04:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach0 at 20:00–23:001 at 03:00~19:001 at 04:00–19:001 at 01:00–07:00
USASuperiorStoney Point1 at 20:00–23:002 at 16:001 at 13:005 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioToronto0 at 20:00–23:001 at 22:002 at 13:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach1 at 20:00–21:001 at 06:001 at 16:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting0 at 20:00–23:001 at 02:00–16:001 at 04:001 at 19:00
 
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