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((Short description|Surfing))
[[File:Wave in Lake Ontario.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Waves in [[Lake Ontario]] with [[Toronto]] skyline]]
((more citations needed section|date=August 2021))
'''Lake surfing''' is [[surfing]] on any [[lake]] with sufficient surface area for wind to produce waves. As with ocean surfing, ideal wave conditions are when the wind switches offshore. However, when this occurs over a lake the waves generated by previous onshore wind subside relatively quickly. This means lake surfers have a shorter window of opportunity to surf ideal waves. Lake surfers are often out during and experiencing the same storm that creates the waves whereas ocean surfers are more often surfing on [[swell (ocean)|swell]] produced by storms hundreds of miles away and that may have taken days to reach shore. In addition to making it more difficult to manage [[surfboard]]s, high winds can make the face of a wave and water surface rough. Increased wave frequency due to shorter [[Fetch (geography)|fetch]] results in less rest between waves and sets of waves. This can make it necessary to paddle out through waves because there may not be a long enough pause between sets to paddle out between them.

Though not significant enough to necessitate surfboard design changes, the reduced [[buoyancy]] of fresh water results in increased drag when paddling. Lake surfers enjoy water that is fresh ("sweet" as opposed to salty) and do not have to worry about the dangers from [[marine life]] (e.g. sharks, jellyfish, etc.) that ocean surfers may have to contend with.

Lakes where surfing is possible include the [[Great Lakes]] on the United States–Canada border and [[Lake Tahoe]] on the California–Nevada border.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/21/314447896/what-does-it-take-to-surf-lake-tahoe-in-the-sierra-nevada |title=What Does It Take To Surf Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada? |website=[[NPR]] ))</ref>

== Great Lakes ==
[[File:LionsDen Oz-Co-WI.png|thumb|Wave lines in [[Lake Michigan]]]]

[[File:Lake Michigan HDR Sunset.jpg|thumb|Winter waves in [[Lake Michigan]]]]
Strong storms, particularly in the winter and fall (at which time they may be referred to as a [[Witch of November|November Witch]]), can produce large waves on the [[Great Lakes]] in North America. During these surf seasons, there is often snow, [[shelf ice]], and some ice in the water, making access difficult and conditions more dangerous. Dedicated surfers wear [[wetsuit]]s or [[drysuit]]s to keep warm. The surface water temperature when much Great Lakes surfing occurs averages between ((convert|0 and 5|C|F)).<ref name="NOAA Great Lakes CoastWatch 2008">((cite web |title=Great Lakes Average GLSEA Surface Water Temperature |website=NOAA Great Lakes CoastWatch |date=31 July 2008 |url=https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/statistic/avg-sst.php?lk=g&yr=2011 |access-date=3 December 2018))</ref><ref name="Hadley">((cite news |last1=Hadley |first1=Amy |title=It's October on Lake Superior. Surf's up! |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/great-lakes-surfing-1.4366946 |access-date=23 October 2017 |work=CBC News |date=23 October 2017 |language=en))</ref>

[[Sheboygan, Wisconsin]], featured in surf films and referred to as the Malibu of the Midwest, hosted an annual Dairyland Surf Classic on Labor Day weekend from 1988 to 2012, which was the largest lake surfing competition in the world.

Great Lakes surfing has grown in popularity over the past decade thanks to the advances in wetsuit and or drysuits technology and the proliferation of information on the internet. There are small surf communities all around the Great Lakes, and medium-sized communities in larger cities such as Toronto and Chicago.<ref name="Boys Life p. 60">((cite book |title=Boys' Life |publisher=Boy Scouts of America, Inc. |date=June 1969 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMEpuis2cWYC&pg=PA60 |access-date=3 December 2018 |page=60 |quote=Inland and lake surfing are becoming popular. The USA has several hundred members in the landlocked interior of the United States, and the Great Lakes Surfing Association holds annual contests on the small, but enjoyable, waves of Lake ...))</ref> Local community organizations such as [http://greatlakessurfing.com/ Great Lakes Surfer's Journal], [http://milwaukee.surfrider.org/ Surfrider Foundation Milwaukee] and [https://surfthegreats.org/ Surf the Greats] are intended to nurture these communities, protect shorelines, and to raise awareness of Great Lakes surfing.

== See also ==
* [[Wyldewood Surf Club]]
* [[River surfing]]

== References ==
((reflist))

== Further reading ==
* ((cite web |last=Figura |first=David |title=Why not? Rochester man loves surfing Lake Ontario during the winter (video) |website=NewYorkUpstate.com |date=January 12, 2018 |url=http://www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/2018/01/why_not_rochester_man_loves_surfing_lake_ontario_during_the_winter_video.html |access-date=November 19, 2018))
* ((cite book |last=Strazz |first=P.L. |title=Surfing the Great Lakes: An Insider's Guide to Monster Waves Along North America's Fresh Coast |publisher=Big Lauter Tun Books | location=Chicago |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-9646310-7-6 |oclc=56555863 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HMY6AAAACAAJ | access-date=3 December 2018))

== External links ==
* [https://www.greatlakessurfing.com/ Great Lakes Surfer's Journal]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmscRXd8NEM September Surfing Lake Michigan on YouTube]
* [http://www.surfgrandhaven.com/ SurfGrandHaven.com – Grand Haven, Michigan]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YunBW7ELDzo Surfing Lake Michigan on YouTube]
* [https://surfthegreats.org/blogs/journal/frothing-on-the-great-lakes Frothing on the Great Lakes]
* [https://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Tougher-Than-It-Looks/video?vid=1249553 Discovery Network 'Tougher Than It Looks' Surfing on the Great Lakes]
* [https://www.theinertia.com/surf/this-is-life-for-the-great-lakes-surfer/ This is Life for the Great Lake Surfer on The Inertia]

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