Headlands Beach surf report
Mentor, Ohio
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
43/ 100
Marginal
Swell period at 3s is what holds this back.
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Waves · Open-Meteo Marine Water temp · NOAA GLERL (daily) ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)
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About Headlands Beach
Headlands Beach sits on Lake Erie, where the water runs from about 35°F in February to 76°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 76°F in July and dropping to about 35°F in February.
Today it is 65°F. That is 1° above the October average of 64°F here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Headlands Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 43 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 3s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.