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Where to surf Lake Erie, which winds work, when the season ends with ice, and what wetsuit to wear.

Where to surf Lake Huron, which winds work for each shore, when to go and what wetsuit to wear.

Five ways to get you and your quiver ready for fall and winter surf on the Great Lakes.

What to wear and how to stay warm surfing the Great Lakes from December to April.

Everything you need to start surfing the Great Lakes: when to go, where, what board and wetsuit to use, and how to stay safe.

The freighter lost with all 29 crew in a Lake Superior gale on November 10, 1975, and why the Great Lakes still remember her.

Why the Great Lakes get hurricane-force storms every November, the famous gales of 1905, 1913 and 1975, and why surfers wait for them all year.

Average water temperatures by month for all five Great Lakes, and what wetsuit to wear to surf them.

Ocean surf apps miss on the lakes. Here's how to forecast Great Lakes surf yourself: wind direction, fetch, duration, buoys and timing.