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[2026-09-26] Surf alert: Fall Nor'easter to the Lakes? "They" say the Nor'easter won't hit the Great Lakes. ...But there are still some wrinkles expected this weekend at lakes' Ontario and Erie South coast.

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 10/06/2026 16:31 EST (data 10/06/2026 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 Oct 05Tue Oct 06Wed Oct 07Thu Oct 08
USAErieAshtabula3 at 20:001 at 01:00–04:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 07:00–19:00
USAErieBuffalo1 at 21:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:005 at 13:002 at 01:00–13:00
USAMichiganChicago1 at 20:00–23:002 at 04:00~22:001 at 01:00–13:001 at 01:00–13:00
USAErieCleveland1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–04:003 at 13:002 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg0 at 20:00–23:001 at 22:006 at 10:001 at 01:00
USASuperiorDuluth0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:002 at 10:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:005 at 16:004 at 01:004 at 01:00–07:00
USAEriePresquile SP3 at 20:00–21:001 at 01:00~22:005 at 13:00–16:003 at 07:00–13:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point2 at 20:00–21:001 at 01:00–03:002 at 04:00–07:001 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort1 at 20:007 at 19:005 at 01:004 at 07:00
USAErieFreeport Beach4 at 20:002 at 01:00–02:005 at 13:00–16:003 at 07:00–13:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend3 at 20:00–23:003 at 01:004 at 04:00–07:003 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven1 at 20:00–23:004 at 22:004 at 01:00–04:003 at 01:00~13:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais2 at 20:00–22:002 at 13:004 at 19:007 at 07:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton1 at 20:00–23:001 at 19:002 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganHolland2 at 20:003 at 16:00~22:004 at 01:00–04:003 at 07:00–13:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes2 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:002 at 01:00–07:003 at 07:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North0 at 20:00–23:002 at 19:00–22:005 at 10:00~19:004 at 01:00–13:00
CanadaHuronKincardine5 at 20:00–21:004 at 22:005 at 01:00–07:006 at 13:00
CanadaErieKingsville0 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:003 at 01:00–10:001 at 01:00~13:00
CanadaErieLeamington0 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:004 at 07:001 at 01:00~13:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach0 at 20:00–23:002 at 22:001 at 13:00
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