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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    50° WNW @ 3 → 8mph
  • BUOY 45210
    NNE1ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    42° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
TUE 26
WED 27
2pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and choppy at 2pm on Sat 5/23
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNW 12 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYN (9) 0.2 ft @ 3 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    0.6ft
    5s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    N
    5mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    N
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    SW
    10mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    W
    6mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    WSW
  • Monday, May 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    S
    2mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    WSW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SW
    11mph
    1.4ft
    3s
    SW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    1ft
    3s
    SW
  • Tuesday, May 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SW
    8mph
    1.2ft
    4s
    SW
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    1ft
    4s
    SSW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    1.1ft
    3s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, May 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    10mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    SW
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    NNW
    15mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    SSW
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    N
    9mph
    1.1ft
    3s
    NNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-South-East to South-East, and was updated May 23, 2026 @ 9:38am.
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