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Port Austin in Lake Huron is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf Offshore winds are from the south. The short fetch makes for windswells rather than groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - Lake Huron surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Port Austin

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Port Austin:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bay City	53 mi
Second closest break	Manitoulin Island	118 mi
Third closest break	Port Stanley	127 mi
Fourth closest break	Port Bruce	128 mi
Fifth closest break	Erie Beach	135 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Port Austin:
Closest wave buoy	South Huron Buoy	32 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Southern Lake Huron Buoy	66 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Huron Buoy	89 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Lake St Clair Buoy	114 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Georgian Bay Buoy	131 mi
Tide stations nearest to Port Austin:
Closest tide station	Chain Bridge, D.C.	466 mi
Second closest tide station	Middle Branch, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland	466 mi
Third closest tide station	Fells Point, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland	467 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Baltimore (Fort McHenry), Maryland	468 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Fort McHenry Marsh, Patapsco River, Maryland	468 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Port Austin:
Closest ski area	Apple Mountain (United States)	70 mi
Second closest ski area	Hanson Hills (United States)	89 mi
Third closest ski area	Skyline SA (United States)	90 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Snake Mountain (United States)	91 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mt Holly (United States)	95 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Port Austin:
Closest city location	Bad Axe (United States)	18 mi
Second closest city location	Pigeon (United States)	22 mi
Third closest city location	Harbor Beach (United States)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	East Tawas (United States)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Au Sable (United States)	30 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Port Austin is Chris Hadfield (Sarnia) Airport (YZR) in Canada, 130 km (81 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Port Austin is St Clair Co International (Port Huron) Airport (PHN) in USA, 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Third is Roscommon Co (Houghton Lake) Airport (HTL) in USA, 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Selfridge Angb (Mount Clemens) Airport (MTC) in USA is 162 km (101 miles) away.
• Wiarton Airport (YVV) in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Port Austin and is 167 km (104 miles) away.