The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Great Sand Bay, MI

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    54° N @ 8mph
  • BUOY FORECAST
    W1.5ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    58° 3/2, Boots/Gloves

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 16
THU 17
FRI 18
SAT 19
SUN 20
7am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 7am on Wed 9/16
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDN 8 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYW (276) 1.5 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Sep 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    11mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    W
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    N
    5mph
    0.8ft
    4s
    W
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    W
  • Thursday, Sep 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NW
    2mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    W
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Friday, Sep 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    NE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SE
    6mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    NE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SE
    9mph
    1.1ft
    3s
    ENE
  • Saturday, Sep 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SE
    10mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    E
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    12mph
    0.8ft
    2s
    ESE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    12mph
    1ft
    3s
    E
  • Sunday, Sep 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    NE
    16mph
    1.4ft
    3s
    NE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    ENE
    19mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    NE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    10mph
    2.2ft
    5s
    NE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to South-East, and was updated Sep 16, 2026 @ 2:53am.
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