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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 04/20/2026 06:47 EST (data 04/20/2026 00:30 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 Apr 19Mon Apr 20Tue Apr 21Wed Apr 22
USAErieAshtabula3 at 12:003 at 07:000 at 01:00–19:001 at 01:00–07:00
USAErieBuffalo4 at 18:001 at 01:00~22:001 at 07:001 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganChicago2 at 14:00~22:002 at 01:00–04:003 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAErieCleveland2 at 08:00–11:002 at 01:00–10:001 at 07:00–19:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioCobourg1 at 11:00~22:001 at 01:002 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USASuperiorDuluth1 at 10:00–13:001 at 10:00~22:000 at 01:00–19:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganEmpire3 at 22:002 at 01:00~19:002 at 13:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAEriePresquile SP3 at 14:00~18:002 at 04:00–19:001 at 01:00–19:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioFifty Point1 at 19:00–22:002 at 04:001 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganFrankfort3 at 18:00–19:004 at 22:006 at 04:00–07:001 at 01:00
USAErieFreeport Beach3 at 14:00–15:002 at 04:00~19:001 at 01:00~19:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaHuronGrand Bend5 at 22:006 at 01:00–04:003 at 07:001 at 07:00
USAMichiganGrand Haven3 at 16:00–19:001 at 01:00~22:004 at 07:001 at 01:00
USASuperiorGrand Marais7 at 08:00–22:006 at 01:003 at 01:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioHamilton1 at 22:001 at 01:00–10:001 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganHolland4 at 19:001 at 01:00~22:004 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganIndiana Dunes2 at 14:00~22:002 at 01:00–04:002 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USASuperiorKeweenaw North5 at 08:00–10:003 at 01:002 at 01:00–07:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaHuronKincardine8 at 22:008 at 01:005 at 07:00–13:001 at 07:00
CanadaErieKingsville1 at 08:00–22:001 at 07:003 at 07:001 at 01:00
CanadaErieLeamington2 at 16:00~18:001 at 04:00~19:003 at 07:001 at 01:00
CanadaErieLeamington East Beach1 at 14:00~22:000 at 01:00–22:003 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaHuronMeaford5 at 22:004 at 01:00–04:002 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAErieMentor3 at 10:00–11:002 at 01:00–10:001 at 04:00–19:002 at 01:00
USAMichiganMilwaukee2 at 18:00–19:003 at 19:00–22:003 at 01:002 at 07:00
USAMichiganOgden Dunes2 at 14:00~22:002 at 01:00–04:002 at 04:00–07:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioOshawa0 at 08:00–22:000 at 01:00–22:003 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioPickering1 at 15:00–22:000 at 01:00–22:003 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaEriePort Colborne5 at 17:001 at 01:00~19:002 at 07:002 at 01:00
USAHuronPort Huron3 at 19:00–22:004 at 01:002 at 07:001 at 07:00
CanadaEriePort Stanley3 at 16:001 at 07:00~22:003 at 13:001 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioPresqu'ile Point2 at 14:00~22:002 at 01:00–04:002 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAOntarioRochester1 at 08:00~22:004 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00–04:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioSandbanks PP3 at 17:003 at 01:001 at 01:00~13:001 at 01:00
USAErieSandusky3 at 22:002 at 04:00–10:002 at 07:00–13:002 at 01:00
CanadaHuronSarnia3 at 22:004 at 01:00–07:002 at 07:001 at 07:00
CanadaHuronSauble Beach7 at 22:003 at 07:00–10:005 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAOntarioSelkirk Shores3 at 16:00~19:003 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00
CanadaErieSelkirk PP2 at 15:00–19:001 at 01:00~19:002 at 07:00–13:001 at 01:00
USAMichiganSheboygan1 at 12:00–22:004 at 22:003 at 01:00–07:002 at 01:00
USAOntarioSouthwick Beach4 at 18:00–19:003 at 01:00–04:001 at 01:00–07:001 at 01:00
USASuperiorStoney Point0 at 08:00–22:002 at 19:001 at 01:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaOntarioToronto1 at 22:001 at 04:00–10:002 at 07:000 at 01:00–07:00
CanadaHuronWasaga Beach6 at 22:006 at 01:001 at 04:00–13:000 at 01:00–07:00
USAMichiganWhiting2 at 14:00~22:002 at 01:00–04:002 at 01:00–07:000 at 01:00–07:00
 
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