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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 05/20/2026 16:00 EST (data 05/20/2026 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.
CountryLakeSpotTue May 19Wed May 20Thu May 21Fri May 22
USAErieAshtabula1 at 21:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:004 at 13:00–16:002 at 01:00–13:00
USAErieBuffalo2 at 23:002 at 01:00~06:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganChicago1 at 20:00–23:005 at 22:005 at 01:00–04:003 at 07:00
USAErieCleveland1 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:004 at 13:00–19:002 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg3 at 23:002 at 01:00–05:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USASuperiorDuluth1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:002 at 19:002 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganEmpire1 at 20:00–23:001 at 04:00~19:001 at 13:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAEriePresquile SP2 at 22:00–23:002 at 01:00–05:003 at 10:00–13:002 at 01:00~13:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point1 at 20:002 at 22:002 at 04:00–10:002 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort2 at 20:00–21:002 at 10:00–13:002 at 16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieFreeport Beach2 at 23:002 at 01:00–04:003 at 10:001 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend1 at 20:00–23:004 at 01:00~22:003 at 01:00~19:001 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven1 at 20:00–23:005 at 16:002 at 16:00–19:001 at 01:00~13:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais3 at 20:00–23:005 at 03:00–07:001 at 01:00~19:001 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:002 at 07:00–10:002 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganHolland1 at 20:00–23:005 at 16:00–19:002 at 19:001 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes1 at 20:005 at 19:00–22:005 at 01:002 at 01:00–07:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North3 at 22:00–23:004 at 01:00–03:001 at 16:00–19:001 at 01:00~19:00
CanadaHuronKincardine2 at 20:005 at 13:00~19:003 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaErieKingsville2 at 21:00–22:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:00–19:003 at 19:00
CanadaErieLeamington2 at 21:00–23:001 at 01:00–03:001 at 13:00–16:002 at 19:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:003 at 10:00–13:005 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaHuronMeaford1 at 22:003 at 13:002 at 04:001 at 19:00
USAErieMentor2 at 21:002 at 22:004 at 13:00–19:003 at 01:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee1 at 20:00–23:003 at 16:00~22:003 at 01:00–07:003 at 07:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes1 at 22:00–23:005 at 19:00–22:005 at 01:00–04:002 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa2 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioPickering2 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–05:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 13:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne2 at 20:00–23:003 at 01:00–04:001 at 07:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAHuronPort Huron1 at 21:004 at 16:00~22:003 at 01:00~19:002 at 01:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley2 at 20:00–22:003 at 01:001 at 07:00~19:003 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point3 at 22:00–23:003 at 01:00~13:001 at 01:00–04:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioRochester1 at 21:00–23:002 at 06:00–22:003 at 04:00–07:001 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP3 at 23:003 at 10:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieSandusky1 at 20:00–23:003 at 22:004 at 13:00–19:004 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSarnia0 at 20:00–23:004 at 16:00~22:003 at 01:00~19:001 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach3 at 23:004 at 01:00~19:002 at 04:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores1 at 23:004 at 13:00–19:003 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP3 at 23:002 at 01:00–03:001 at 01:00–13:002 at 01:00–13:00
USAMichiganSheboygan1 at 20:00–23:003 at 19:00–22:003 at 01:002 at 01:00~19:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach1 at 23:004 at 13:00–19:001 at 01:00–07:000 at 01:00–19:00
USASuperiorStoney Point1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:002 at 19:002 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioToronto2 at 20:00–22:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 04:00–13:002 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach1 at 23:004 at 10:00–13:001 at 01:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting0 at 20:00–23:005 at 22:005 at 01:002 at 01:00–07:00
 
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