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

WEATHER - LIVE
76° SSW @ 7 → 9mph
BUOY 45026
W1.3ft @ 3s
WATER TEMP
74° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

TUE 18

WED 19

THU 20

FRI 21

SAT 22

5pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 0-1 ft and choppy at 5pm on Tue 8/18

WINDSW 11 mph

PRIMARYSW (233) 0.9 ft @ 3 sec

SECONDARYNW (306) 0.3 ft @ 3 sec

No Tide Data

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History

Tuesday, Aug 18
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

SW

8mph
0.3ft
2s
WSW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

SW

11mph
1ft
3s
WSW
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

SSW

12mph
1ft
2s
SW

Wednesday, Aug 19
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
choppy

NW

9mph
1.1ft
3s
W
12pm
flat
fair

N

7mph
0.5ft
3s
NNW
6pm
flat
choppy

NNW

12mph
0.5ft
3s
NNW

Thursday, Aug 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

E

9mph
0.5ft
3s
N
12pm
flat
clean

ENE

2mph
0.2ft
3s
N
6pm
flat
fair

NW

5mph
0ft
0s
S

Friday, Aug 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

S

9mph
0.9ft
3s
WSW
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

SSW

13mph
1.1ft
3s
SW
6pm
0-1 ft
fair

SSW

13mph
1.2ft
3s
SW

Saturday, Aug 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

SSW

9mph
0.6ft
3s
SW
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNW

18mph
0.6ft
2s
NNW
6pm
2-3 ft
choppy

NNW

24mph
4.8ft
6s
NNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	SW 8mph	0.3ft 2s WSW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	SW 11mph	1ft 3s WSW
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	SSW 12mph	1ft 2s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft choppy	NW 9mph	1.1ft 3s W
12pm	flat fair	N 7mph	0.5ft 3s NNW
6pm	flat choppy	NNW 12mph	0.5ft 3s NNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	E 9mph	0.5ft 3s N
12pm	flat clean	ENE 2mph	0.2ft 3s N
6pm	flat fair	NW 5mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	S 9mph	0.9ft 3s WSW
12pm	0-1 ft fair	SSW 13mph	1.1ft 3s SW
6pm	0-1 ft fair	SSW 13mph	1.2ft 3s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	SSW 9mph	0.6ft 3s SW
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNW 18mph	0.6ft 2s NNW
6pm	2-3 ft choppy	NNW 24mph	4.8ft 6s NNW

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-South-East to South-East, and was updated Aug 18, 2026 @ 4:00pm.

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