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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 10/12/2026 16:02 EST (data 10/12/2026 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.
CountryLakeSpotSun Oct 11Mon Oct 12Tue Oct 13Wed Oct 14
USAErieAshtabula1 at 20:00–23:001 at 16:002 at 19:001 at 01:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:002 at 13:00–19:003 at 19:002 at 01:00
USAMichiganChicago0 at 20:00–23:001 at 05:00~22:001 at 01:00–04:004 at 19:00
USAErieCleveland0 at 20:00–23:001 at 05:00–10:001 at 10:00–19:001 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~19:002 at 10:002 at 01:00
USASuperiorDuluth1 at 23:0010 at 16:00–22:007 at 01:001 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–16:002 at 10:002 at 19:00
USAEriePresquile SP1 at 20:00–21:002 at 13:00–16:004 at 16:002 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort2 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:00–19:003 at 10:002 at 19:00
USAErieFreeport Beach0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:00–22:004 at 16:002 at 01:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:00~22:003 at 19:002 at 01:00~19:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven0 at 20:00–23:003 at 22:003 at 04:00–13:002 at 19:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais1 at 20:00–23:006 at 10:004 at 07:003 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganHolland0 at 20:00–23:003 at 22:003 at 01:00~13:002 at 19:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes0 at 20:00–23:001 at 04:00~22:001 at 01:00–10:003 at 19:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North2 at 23:008 at 05:00~22:009 at 01:003 at 07:00
CanadaHuronKincardine0 at 20:00–23:002 at 10:00~22:003 at 10:00~19:003 at 19:00
CanadaErieKingsville0 at 20:00–23:002 at 10:00~22:002 at 01:00~13:001 at 19:00
CanadaErieLeamington0 at 20:00–23:002 at 10:00~22:003 at 10:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach1 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:002 at 01:00~10:001 at 19:00
CanadaHuronMeaford0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:003 at 19:001 at 01:00~19:00
USAErieMentor0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:00–22:002 at 13:00–19:001 at 01:00~19:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganMuskegon0 at 20:00–23:003 at 16:00–22:003 at 04:00–13:002 at 19:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00–04:003 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:002 at 10:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioPickering0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00–22:002 at 07:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne0 at 20:00–23:002 at 13:00–19:004 at 16:001 at 07:00
USAHuronPort Huron0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:00–22:001 at 01:00~19:002 at 19:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley0 at 20:00–23:003 at 22:004 at 10:00–13:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point2 at 20:00–21:001 at 01:00~22:002 at 13:002 at 01:00
USAOntarioRochester0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 19:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP2 at 20:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:00–16:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAErieSandusky0 at 20:00–23:001 at 03:00~22:002 at 07:001 at 19:00
CanadaHuronSarnia0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:001 at 13:00–19:002 at 19:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 20:00–23:002 at 06:00~16:002 at 04:00~19:002 at 07:00–19:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores1 at 20:00–22:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:00–10:002 at 07:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP1 at 20:002 at 16:004 at 10:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganSheboygan2 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00–07:002 at 07:00–19:00
USAHuronSinging Bridge1 at 23:001 at 01:00~19:001 at 07:00–13:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach1 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00–13:002 at 01:00–07:00
USASuperiorStoney Point1 at 23:0010 at 16:006 at 04:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioToronto0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00~19:002 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:003 at 19:002 at 19:00
USAMichiganWhiting0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00–04:003 at 19:00
 
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