The surf forecast is 0-1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Manistee County, MI

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    66° WSW @ 3 → 9mph
  • BUOY 45210
    S2ft @ 3s
  • WATER TEMP
    42° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 26
WED 27
THU 28
FRI 29
SAT 30
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and choppy at 4pm on Tue 5/26
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSSW 12 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (208) 1.8 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, May 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    13mph
    2.3ft
    4s
    SW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    15mph
    1.8ft
    4s
    SSW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    1.5ft
    4s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, May 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    N
    6mph
    0.6ft
    4s
    SSW
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    N
    11mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    SSW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    N
    14mph
    0.4ft
    2s
    N
  • Thursday, May 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    NNE
    5mph
    2ft
    4s
    N
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    N
    15mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    N
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    N
    12mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    N
  • Friday, May 29
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    0ft
    3s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    W
    9mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    11mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Saturday, May 30
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    N
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    NNW
    18mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-South-East to South-East, and was updated May 26, 2026 @ 9:41am.
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