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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    56° W @ 19mph
  • BUOY FORECAST
    W2.3ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    54° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 7
THU 8
FRI 9
SAT 10
SUN 11
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 12pm on Wed 10/7
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDW 19 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYW (266) 2.3 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Detail
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History
  • Wednesday, Oct 7
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    13mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    W
    19mph
    2.3ft
    4s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    18mph
    2.6ft
    4s
    W
  • Thursday, Oct 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    20mph
    2.9ft
    4s
    WNW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    NW
    22mph
    3.6ft
    5s
    NW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    N
  • Friday, Oct 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    0mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    ESE
    16mph
    1.2ft
    2s
    ESE
  • Saturday, Oct 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    15mph
    1.8ft
    5s
    ESE
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    SW
    11mph
    0.9ft
    3s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    SSW
    16mph
    0.9ft
    2s
    SW
  • Sunday, Oct 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    13mph
    2.4ft
    5s
    WSW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    14mph
    1.9ft
    5s
    WSW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    N
    16mph
    1.2ft
    3s
    N
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to South-East, and was updated Oct 7, 2026 @ 8:48am.
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