Beach
both
Level 6/10

Grand Marais

Alger County, USA
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote

Grand Marais sits on a remote stretch of Lake Superior's southern shore, where a natural sandbar and breakwall create one of the Great Lakes' most reliable surf setups. The small harbor town is surrounded by the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, adding stunning scenery to your surf session. When NW winds push swells into the bay, waves line up nicely with both left and right options. The local scene is small but stoked—this is surfing at its most pure, far from crowds and hype, just you and the lake.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
0
Poor
0.1m
@6s
25km/h
Mon
16
9
Poor
0.6m
@11s
65km/h
Tue
17
32
Poor
1.4m
@9s
31km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.1m
ESE(117°)
Score: 0/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
25km/h
ENE(77°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
-4°C
1.2mm100%
Windswell Component
1.0mE@3s
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score26/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
🌊💨 Windswell-15
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell👥 Spring Break

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (330°)
Direction range
270° - 30°
Size range
0.5m - 2.5m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.95×
Ideal period
6s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
90° - 180°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all

Water temp

7°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

2/10

👥 Spring Break (Mar 14Mar 22) — expect extra crowds

Access: Small harbor town. Beach access from waterfront.

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Apr

Fall and winter storms. NW-N swells work best.

Getting There

Airport
MQT
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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