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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 09/30/2026 16:56 EST (data 09/30/2026 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 Sep 29Wed Sep 30Thu Oct 01Fri Oct 02
USAErieAshtabula0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 19:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:001 at 13:00–16:002 at 04:003 at 07:00
USAMichiganChicago1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:003 at 16:00–19:004 at 13:00
USAErieCleveland0 at 20:00–23:001 at 05:000 at 01:00–19:002 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 07:002 at 07:00
USASuperiorDuluth0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:00~19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:002 at 13:00~22:002 at 01:003 at 07:00
USAEriePresquile SP0 at 20:00–23:001 at 04:00–10:002 at 10:003 at 07:00~19:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganFrankfort1 at 20:00–22:004 at 16:002 at 01:00–07:003 at 07:00–13:00
USAErieFreeport Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:00~13:002 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend0 at 20:00–23:001 at 19:000 at 01:00–19:006 at 13:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven0 at 20:00–23:003 at 19:00–22:003 at 01:003 at 13:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais1 at 23:001 at 01:00~22:003 at 19:007 at 13:00
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 22:002 at 01:00–04:003 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes0 at 20:00–23:001 at 02:00~19:002 at 19:004 at 13:00–19:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North0 at 20:00–23:001 at 10:00–16:004 at 19:005 at 07:00
CanadaHuronKincardine0 at 20:00–23:002 at 16:00–22:002 at 01:00–07:008 at 19:00
CanadaErieKingsville0 at 20:00–23:002 at 03:00–07:001 at 01:00–04:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaErieLeamington0 at 20:00–23:002 at 03:00–07:001 at 01:00–04:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach1 at 23:002 at 03:00~06:002 at 01:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaHuronMeaford0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 01:004 at 13:00–19:00
USAErieMentor0 at 20:00–23:001 at 04:00–07:001 at 07:00–10:002 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–16:001 at 19:002 at 01:00–13:00
USAMichiganMuskegon1 at 23:004 at 16:00–22:003 at 01:003 at 13:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes0 at 20:00–23:001 at 05:003 at 19:004 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 20:00–23:001 at 19:00–22:002 at 07:001 at 07:00
CanadaOntarioPickering0 at 20:00–23:001 at 19:00–22:001 at 01:00~13:001 at 07:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne0 at 20:00–23:001 at 06:00–16:003 at 13:004 at 07:00
USAHuronPort Huron0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–10:001 at 01:00–04:002 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley0 at 20:00–23:002 at 06:00–13:002 at 04:00–13:003 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point1 at 23:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 07:003 at 07:00
USAOntarioRochester0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:003 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:002 at 10:003 at 07:00~19:00
USAErieSandusky0 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–10:001 at 04:00~10:001 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSarnia0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 04:003 at 13:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 20:00–23:003 at 22:003 at 04:00–07:003 at 07:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 16:004 at 19:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP0 at 20:00–23:002 at 10:003 at 10:00–13:003 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganSheboygan1 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:00~16:001 at 01:002 at 07:00
USAHuronSinging Bridge1 at 20:00~23:002 at 22:002 at 01:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:001 at 10:00–19:004 at 19:00
USASuperiorStoney Point0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioToronto0 at 20:00–23:001 at 19:00–22:001 at 01:00–07:001 at 07:00~19:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:004 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting0 at 20:00–23:001 at 05:00~16:003 at 19:003 at 07:00–19:00
 
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