The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Erie County, NY

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    59° S @ 2 → 8mph
  • BUOY 45142
    3.3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    75° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 23
MON 24
TUE 25
WED 26
THU 27
10pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 10pm on Sun 8/23
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSW 12 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWSW (248) 2 ft @ 5 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Sunday, Aug 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    W
    12mph
    1.1ft
    3s
    WSW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    W
    14mph
    1.8ft
    4s
    WSW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    W
    17mph
    2.7ft
    5s
    WSW
  • Monday, Aug 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    12mph
    2ft
    4s
    WSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    19mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    WSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    15mph
    3ft
    5s
    WSW
  • Tuesday, Aug 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    1.4ft
    4s
    W
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    NW
    10mph
    1ft
    4s
    WSW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    W
    5mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    WSW
  • Wednesday, Aug 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    S
    8mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    WSW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    WSW
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    W
    3mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Thursday, Aug 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    S
    12mph
    0.7ft
    3s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    15mph
    2.2ft
    5s
    WSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    12mph
    2ft
    5s
    WSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-East to East, and was updated Aug 23, 2026 @ 3:56pm.
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