The surf forecast is 1 ft and fairly clean right now for Manistee County, MI

WEATHER - LIVE
63° ENE @ 0 → 3mph
BUOY 45002
SSE2.6ft @ 4s
WATER TEMP
66° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

SUN 30

MON 31

TUE 1

WED 2

THU 3

4am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1 ft and clean at 4am on Sun 8/30

WINDS 11 mph

PRIMARYSSW (205) 1.5 ft @ 4 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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History

Sunday, Aug 30
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
fair

SSW

13mph
2.3ft
5s
SW
12pm
1+ ft
choppy

SSW

14mph
2.3ft
5s
SW
6pm
1 ft
clean

S

10mph
1.4ft
5s
SW

Monday, Aug 31
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

SSE

11mph
1.3ft
4s
SSW
12pm
1 ft
choppy

SSW

16mph
2.4ft
4s
SSW
6pm
1+ ft
fair

S

15mph
2.5ft
4s
SSW

Tuesday, Sep 1
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

S

8mph
1.1ft
4s
SW
12pm
1 ft
choppy

SW

15mph
2ft
4s
SSW
6pm
1 ft
choppy

SSW

11mph
2ft
4s
SSW

Wednesday, Sep 2
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

NNW

4mph
0.6ft
4s
SW
12pm
flat
fair

NNW

6mph
0.3ft
3s
SSW
6pm
flat
choppy

NNW

6mph
0.2ft
3s
SSW

Thursday, Sep 3
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

ENE

6mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
choppy

NNW

13mph
0.3ft
3s
N
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

N

12mph
1.2ft
3s
N

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft fair	SSW 13mph	2.3ft 5s SW
12pm	1+ ft choppy	SSW 14mph	2.3ft 5s SW
6pm	1 ft clean	S 10mph	1.4ft 5s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	SSE 11mph	1.3ft 4s SSW
12pm	1 ft choppy	SSW 16mph	2.4ft 4s SSW
6pm	1+ ft fair	S 15mph	2.5ft 4s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	S 8mph	1.1ft 4s SW
12pm	1 ft choppy	SW 15mph	2ft 4s SSW
6pm	1 ft choppy	SSW 11mph	2ft 4s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	NNW 4mph	0.6ft 4s SW
12pm	flat fair	NNW 6mph	0.3ft 3s SSW
6pm	flat choppy	NNW 6mph	0.2ft 3s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	ENE 6mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat choppy	NNW 13mph	0.3ft 3s N
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	N 12mph	1.2ft 3s N

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-South-East to South-East, and was updated Aug 30, 2026 @ 3:43am.

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