The surf forecast is flat right now for Manistee County, MI

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    40° ESE @ 1 → 2mph
  • BUOY 45210
    NE1.6ft @ 3s
  • WATER TEMP
    41° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 21
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
4am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 4am on Thu 5/21
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNE 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYN (353) 0.3 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYN (10) 0.7 ft @ 3 sec
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, May 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    NE
    7mph
    0.8ft
    4s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    N
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    E
    7mph
    1.3ft
    4s
    N
  • Friday, May 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    E
    13mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    E
    14mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    N
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    NNE
    8mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    N
    4mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    NW
    14mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    NW
    11mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Monday, May 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NW
    3mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    W
    11mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    W
    12mph
    0.5ft
    2s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-South-East to South-East, and was updated May 21, 2026 @ 3:39am.
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