Paddling in Lake Superior? Before you head out, be sure to check the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory website for near real-time info on water levels, temperatures and currents. The Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System displays surface temperatures, surface currents, temperature transects, temperature profiles & water levels for all 5 of the Great Lakes. You can also check ice cover, air temperature, wind and wave info. The information is provided as a nowcast (updated four times a day) as well as forecast (posted twice a day).

Here are the direct links for the Lake Superior info:

• Surface Temps
• Surface Currents
• Temp Transects
• Temp Profiles
• Water Levels

Click here to view information for all of the Great Lakes.