South Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Lake Michigan, USA)
South Haven Spot ID
Type: beach/Pier
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell W | Wind E
Sea Temperature Today is: -1.4 °C
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| Wind State | cross | cross- off |
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South Haven in Lake Michigan is an exposed beach/Pier break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds blow from the east. Short period wind swells are the rule and the ideal wave direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rocks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Chain Bridge, DC, 865 km from South Haven.
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South Haven Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At SHIP6926, 2 km from South Haven.
moderate winds from the NNE km/h | Air temperature 22.8 °C |
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Lake Michigan surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of South Haven
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South Haven:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break20 mi
- Second closest break30 mi
- Third closest break61 mi
- Fourth closest break78 mi
- Fifth closest break79 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Haven:
- Closest wave buoy168 mi
- Second closest wave buoy185 mi
- Third closest wave buoy206 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy224 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy234 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Haven:
- Closest tide station538 mi
- Second closest tide station539 mi
- Third closest tide station541 mi
- Fourth closest tide station541 mi
- Fifth closest tide station541 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South Haven:
- Closest ski area28 mi
- Second closest ski area31 mi
- Third closest ski area44 mi
- Fourth closest ski area52 mi
- Fifth closest ski area57 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to South Haven is Gerald R Ford International (Grand Rapids) Airport (GRR) in USA, 82 km (51 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to South Haven is Waukegan Rgnl (Chicago) Airport (UGN), also in USA, 129 km (80 miles) away.
- Third is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) in USA, 139 km (86 miles) away.
- Chicago Ohare International Airport (ORD) in USA is 141 km (88 miles) away.
- General Mitchell International (Milwaukee) Airport (MKE), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to South Haven and is 144 km (89 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for South Haven, Lake Michigan. Use the tab navigation above to view South Haven sea temperature, South Haven photographs, South Haven detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, South Haven webcams, current wind from Lake Michigan live weather stations and South Haven tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around South Haven.
FEATURE UPDATE: we now show red swell icons for 'open sea' swells that are travelling in an unfavourable direction for the surf break. In places, these swells may still wrap around coastlines and produce smaller waves at some breaks. They are also significant for windsurfers and other water users that tend to venture further off-shore.
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