Bay City Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Bay City in Lake Huron is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Short period wind swells are the rule and the best wave direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. It's sometimes crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bay City:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Port Austin	53 mi
Second closest break	Grand Haven	131 mi
Third closest break	Erie Beach	132 mi
Fourth closest break	Holland	136 mi
Fifth closest break	Pelee Point	139 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bay City:
Closest wave buoy	South Huron Buoy	85 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Southern Lake Huron Buoy	93 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lake St Clair Buoy	105 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Grand Traverse Bay Buoy	116 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	North Huron Buoy	127 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bay City:
Closest tide station	Chain Bridge, D.C.	480 mi
Second closest tide station	Chain Bridge, one mile below, D.C.	481 mi
Third closest tide station	Middle Branch, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland	483 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Key Bridge, D.C.	484 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Fells Point, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland	484 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bay City:
Closest ski area	Apple Mountain (United States)	17 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Snake Mountain (United States)	51 mi
Third closest ski area	Mt Holly (United States)	62 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Pine Knob (United States)	71 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Alpine Valley (United States)	73 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bay City:
Closest city location	Essexville (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Bay City (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Auburn (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Zilwaukee (United States)	13 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pinconning (United States)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bay City is Roscommon Co (Houghton Lake) Airport (HTL) in USA, 100 km (62 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bay City is Capital City (Lansing) Airport (LAN), also in USA, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Third is St Clair Co International (Port Huron) Airport (PHN) in USA, 138 km (86 miles) away.
• Selfridge Angb (Mount Clemens) Airport (MTC) in USA is 145 km (90 miles) away.
• Chris Hadfield (Sarnia) Airport (YZR) in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Bay City and is 147 km (91 miles) away.