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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    49° N @ 15mph
  • BUOY 45210
    NE2.6ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    41° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 20
THU 21
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
1pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and choppy at 1pm on Wed 5/20
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDN 15 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYN (8) 1.1 ft @ 3 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSW (197) 0.2 ft @ 4 sec
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, May 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    NNW
    6mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    W
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    N
    15mph
    1.1ft
    3s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    N
    13mph
    0.7ft
    3s
    N
  • Thursday, May 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    0.5ft
    3s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    N
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    N
    7mph
    1.1ft
    3s
    N
  • Friday, May 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    6mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    9mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    E
    14mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    N
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    11mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    0.8ft
    4s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    4mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    N
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    S
    5mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    13mph
    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 20, 2026 @ 9:39am.
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