Mackinac Island Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.77° N 84.37° W

Mackinac Island, United States Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Mackinac Island

Issued: 1 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mackinac Island sea temperature is
9.6° C

4.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Mackinac Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Mackinac Island based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Mackinac Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mackinac Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-CYGM4

14 km S3 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
5
calm
(4 km/h at 20°)
12.6 °C-
-


Cheboygan Airport

17 km SSW220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
heavy rainHeavy rain
5
light winds from the ENE
(7 km/h at 60°)
12 °C2
2

overcast

Mackinac Island Airport

22 km W220 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainLight rain
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 100°)
10 °C16
16
scattered
broken
overcast

BUOY-MACM4

27 km WSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the E
(17 km/h at 100°)
- °C-
-


Mackinac Straits West Buoy

32 km W3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the E
(14 km/h at 80°)
11.7 °C-
-


BUOY-45194

33 km WSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
10.4 °C-
-


SHIP2514

40 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(25.92 km/h at 120°)
- °C- km
- km


Pellston Airport

40 km SSW715 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 80°)
17.8 °C14
14
broken
overcast

SHIP2329

40 km ENE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(26 km/h at 120°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-DTLM4

44 km NE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
calm
(4 km/h at 240°)
- °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mackinac Island and within an acceptable time window.

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