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[2026-01-05] Site update: Extended surf forecast for the US

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All US Great Lakes Surf spots got alternative surf forecast for full 1 week with wave period, winds and precipitation.
Now I am looking for the same for Canada, - if you know a source of waves, wave period, and wind - feel free to let me know.
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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 04/03/2026 13:32 EST (data 04/03/2026 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.
CountryLakeSpotThu Apr 02Fri Apr 03Sat Apr 04Sun Apr 05
USAErieAshtabula2 at 20:001 at 01:00~19:001 at 07:00–19:004 at 07:00
USAErieBuffalo0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAMichiganChicago4 at 22:002 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:00–19:002 at 01:00–07:00
USAErieCleveland1 at 20:00–23:001 at 01:00–13:001 at 01:00–16:003 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg4 at 20:00~23:003 at 13:00–16:003 at 13:004 at 13:00
USASuperiorDuluth8 at 20:00–23:007 at 01:00–02:009 at 07:003 at 01:00
USAMichiganEmpire0 at 20:00–23:003 at 10:002 at 16:00–19:005 at 07:00
USAEriePresquile SP1 at 20:00–23:002 at 02:00–16:002 at 07:00–10:006 at 13:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point4 at 20:00–21:002 at 01:00~16:003 at 13:00–16:002 at 07:00–13:00
USAMichiganFrankfort1 at 22:00–23:004 at 01:00–03:003 at 19:006 at 01:00
USAErieFreeport Beach1 at 20:00–23:002 at 06:00~16:002 at 07:005 at 13:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend1 at 20:00–23:002 at 04:00–10:001 at 01:00–19:003 at 07:00–19:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven4 at 22:00–23:005 at 01:00–03:003 at 19:006 at 07:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais5 at 20:004 at 22:004 at 07:00–13:008 at 07:00–13:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton5 at 20:00–21:003 at 01:00–02:004 at 13:00–16:002 at 01:00
USAMichiganHolland5 at 23:005 at 01:00–03:003 at 19:006 at 07:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes2 at 22:00–23:002 at 01:00~22:002 at 19:004 at 07:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North9 at 21:007 at 01:00~04:009 at 10:008 at 07:00
CanadaHuronKincardine2 at 23:004 at 03:00~13:002 at 01:006 at 19:00
CanadaErieKingsville2 at 23:003 at 01:00–02:002 at 04:00–07:002 at 01:00–13:00
CanadaErieLeamington2 at 23:003 at 01:00–02:001 at 04:00~19:002 at 01:00–13:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach2 at 20:00–23:003 at 01:00–02:002 at 07:001 at 01:00–13:00
CanadaHuronMeaford4 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:00–02:004 at 13:002 at 19:00
USAErieMentor2 at 20:00–21:002 at 05:00–13:001 at 01:00–19:004 at 07:00–13:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee5 at 21:00–22:002 at 01:00~22:003 at 04:00–10:001 at 01:00–13:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes1 at 20:00–23:002 at 19:00~22:002 at 19:003 at 07:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 20:00–23:003 at 13:004 at 13:00–16:002 at 07:00
CanadaOntarioPickering6 at 20:00–22:003 at 01:00–02:005 at 13:00–16:002 at 07:00–13:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne0 at 20:00–23:002 at 04:00–10:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAHuronPort Huron1 at 21:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:00~16:001 at 01:00–19:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley1 at 20:00–23:002 at 05:00–16:002 at 10:002 at 07:00–13:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point3 at 23:003 at 10:00–19:001 at 01:00~16:005 at 13:00
USAOntarioRochester1 at 20:00–23:002 at 16:00–22:002 at 01:00~19:004 at 19:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP0 at 20:00–23:003 at 03:00~19:002 at 01:006 at 13:00
USAErieSandusky2 at 20:00–23:002 at 01:00~07:002 at 01:00~10:003 at 07:00–19:00
CanadaHuronSarnia1 at 21:00–23:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 01:00–13:002 at 13:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach0 at 20:00–23:000 at 01:00–22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–19:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores3 at 23:002 at 01:00~22:002 at 01:00–04:007 at 19:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP0 at 20:00–23:002 at 02:00–16:001 at 07:00–10:003 at 13:00
USAMichiganSheboygan4 at 23:004 at 01:00–02:004 at 10:001 at 01:00–13:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach1 at 20:00–21:003 at 05:00–07:002 at 01:006 at 13:00–19:00
USASuperiorStoney Point8 at 20:00–23:007 at 02:009 at 07:003 at 01:00
CanadaOntarioToronto6 at 20:00–21:003 at 01:00~07:005 at 13:002 at 01:00–13:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach0 at 20:00–23:003 at 19:001 at 01:00~16:004 at 13:00–19:00
USAMichiganWhiting2 at 21:00–23:002 at 19:00~22:001 at 01:00–19:001 at 01:00–13:00
 
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