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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    17° SSW @ 20mph
  • BUOY FORECAST
    WSW3.3ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    40° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 4
FRI 5
SAT 6
SUN 7
MON 8
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-4 ft and choppy at 12am on Thu 12/4
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NW 27 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY WNW (301) 6.2 ft @ 6 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Dec 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    20mph
    5ft
    6s
    NW
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    16mph
    2.1ft
    5s
    W
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    21mph
    3.7ft
    6s
    WSW
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  • Friday, Dec 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    W
    19mph
    5.5ft
    7s
    W
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    18mph
    3.2ft
    6s
    WSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    20mph
    3.6ft
    5s
    W
  • Saturday, Dec 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    NW
    25mph
    4.6ft
    5s
    NW
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    NW
    14mph
    2.8ft
    5s
    NW
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NW
    10mph
    1.6ft
    4s
    NW
  • Sunday, Dec 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    NW
    17mph
    2.2ft
    4s
    NW
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    17mph
    2.9ft
    5s
    NNW
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    13mph
    2.2ft
    4s
    N
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  • Monday, Dec 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    19mph
    2.2ft
    4s
    WSW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    19mph
    3.4ft
    5s
    WSW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    20mph
    4.9ft
    6s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to South-East, and was updated Dec 4, 2025 @ 1:43pm.
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