The surf forecast is 0-1 ft and slightly bumpy right now for Great Sand Bay, MI

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    50° NW @ 8mph
  • BUOY FORECAST
    N1ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    52° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(5)

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 14
THU 15
FRI 16
SAT 17
SUN 18
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and choppy at 4pm on Wed 10/14
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNW 8 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYN (11) 1 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWNW (295) 0.5 ft @ 3 sec
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Oct 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    NW
    15mph
    1.9ft
    4s
    NW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NW
    10mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    NNW
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    W
    5mph
    0.8ft
    4s
    N
  • Thursday, Oct 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    S
    8mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    9mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    3mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    E
  • Friday, Oct 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    NNE
    19mph
    1.3ft
    2s
    NNE
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    N
    32mph
    7ft
    6s
    N
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    NNW
    21mph
    5.7ft
    6s
    N
  • Saturday, Oct 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    20mph
    1.9ft
    3s
    W
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    27mph
    5.9ft
    6s
    WSW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    18mph
    4.9ft
    6s
    WSW
  • Sunday, Oct 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    17mph
    3.6ft
    6s
    WSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SW
    21mph
    4.6ft
    6s
    WSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    19mph
    4.2ft
    6s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to South-East, and was updated Oct 14, 2026 @ 2:57pm.
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