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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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[2026-09-22] Can not retrieve data from http://www.weather.gov/ (the server is not reachable/not responding). Forecast updates are delayed. Hopefully everything is going to be back soon. For current conditions please check webcams as needed. Spots with webcams are marked with and

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The summary forecast table below is generated at 09/22/2026 15:15 EST (data 09/22/2026 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.
CountryLakeSpotMon Sep 21Tue Sep 22Wed Sep 23Thu Sep 24
USAErieAshtabula0 at 20:00–23:005 at 06:00–07:003 at 01:00–04:001 at 19:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganChicago4 at 22:00–23:004 at 01:00~22:005 at 16:00~19:002 at 01:00
USAErieCleveland4 at 20:004 at 02:00–07:002 at 07:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg1 at 21:00–23:002 at 10:00~22:002 at 01:00–13:000 at 01:00–19:00
USASuperiorDuluth3 at 20:00–21:003 at 19:002 at 19:001 at 01:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAEriePresquile SP6 at 20:005 at 01:00~22:003 at 01:001 at 01:00~19:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point3 at 20:00–21:005 at 10:00–16:005 at 01:00~16:001 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieFreeport Beach5 at 20:00–21:004 at 01:00~22:002 at 01:001 at 19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend1 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:002 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–22:001 at 13:00–19:001 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton3 at 20:00–23:006 at 13:006 at 04:002 at 01:00
USAMichiganHolland0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes3 at 23:003 at 01:00–02:003 at 10:00~16:001 at 01:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North1 at 20:001 at 10:00–22:002 at 19:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaHuronKincardine1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~19:001 at 04:001 at 01:00
CanadaErieKingsville1 at 20:00–23:002 at 05:00–22:003 at 01:00–16:002 at 01:00–13:00
CanadaErieLeamington1 at 22:00–23:001 at 01:00–02:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 13:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach5 at 23:006 at 02:00–22:006 at 01:00–10:003 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaHuronMeaford2 at 21:00–23:003 at 22:003 at 01:001 at 01:00
USAErieMentor5 at 20:00~23:005 at 02:00~10:003 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00~19:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee4 at 23:004 at 01:00–03:004 at 01:00–04:002 at 01:00–13:00
USAMichiganMuskegon1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:00–10:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes3 at 23:003 at 01:00~22:003 at 01:00~19:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 20:00–23:003 at 13:003 at 13:00–16:001 at 07:00–13:00
CanadaOntarioPickering2 at 22:004 at 13:004 at 04:00–19:002 at 01:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne1 at 22:002 at 22:002 at 01:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAHuronPort Huron3 at 20:00–23:004 at 22:004 at 07:002 at 01:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley2 at 21:003 at 01:004 at 10:002 at 01:00~13:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point1 at 21:00–23:001 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00–16:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioRochester3 at 20:00–23:005 at 22:003 at 01:001 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAErieSandusky5 at 20:00–23:006 at 04:00–22:005 at 01:00–07:002 at 01:00–13:00
CanadaHuronSarnia2 at 20:00–23:003 at 01:00~22:003 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores1 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP3 at 20:00–22:004 at 01:00~22:004 at 01:002 at 01:00
USAMichiganSheboygan3 at 20:00–23:004 at 01:00–03:004 at 01:002 at 07:00–13:00
USAHuronSinging Bridge4 at 20:00–23:004 at 01:00~22:004 at 01:00–04:002 at 01:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USASuperiorStoney Point2 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:00~19:002 at 19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioToronto3 at 23:005 at 10:00–22:006 at 04:003 at 01:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting3 at 21:00–23:004 at 01:00–02:004 at 16:002 at 01:00
 
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