The surf forecast is 1 ft and sideshore choppy right now for Grand Marais, MN

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    20° WSW @ 17mph
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW2ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    35° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 15
FRI 16
SAT 17
SUN 18
MON 19
6pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and fair at 6pm on Wed 1/14
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NNW 12 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY ENE (77) 1 ft @ 7 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY ENE (63) 0.6 ft @ 4 sec
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Jan 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    0.6ft
    6s
    ENE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    14mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    SSW
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    fair
    SW
    14mph
    3.1ft
    5s
    SSW
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  • Friday, Jan 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    WNW
    5mph
    0.8ft
    4s
    SW
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    NW
    17mph
    0.5ft
    3s
    SW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    NW
    14mph
    1.2ft
    3s
    NW
  • Saturday, Jan 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    NNW
    17mph
    0.2ft
    6s
    E
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    N
    13mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    ENE
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    NNW
    11mph
    1.5ft
    6s
    ENE
  • Sunday, Jan 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    NW
    7mph
    0.5ft
    6s
    ENE
    12pm
    1 ft
    clean
    WSW
    11mph
    2.3ft
    4s
    SSW
    6pm
    1 ft
    clean
    NW
    15mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    SW
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  • Monday, Jan 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    NW
    19mph
    2.1ft
    4s
    WNW
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    NW
    16mph
    0.5ft
    5s
    WSW
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    12mph
    1.4ft
    4s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from West-North-West to West, and was updated Jan 15, 2026 @ 7:45am.
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