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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.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South Haven:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Holland	20 mi
Second closest break	Grand Haven	30 mi
Third closest break	Ogden Dune	61 mi
Fourth closest break	Zion	78 mi
Fifth closest break	Chicago Breaks	79 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Haven:
Closest wave buoy	Grand Traverse Bay Buoy	168 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lake St Clair Buoy	185 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Erie Buoy	206 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Southern Lake Huron Buoy	224 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Huron Buoy	234 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Haven:
Closest tide station	Chain Bridge, D.C.	538 mi
Second closest tide station	Chain Bridge, one mile below, D.C.	539 mi
Third closest tide station	Key Bridge, D.C.	541 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Washington, Potomac River, D.C.	544 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Washington, D.C.	544 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South Haven:
Closest ski area	Timber Ridge (United States)	28 mi
Second closest ski area	Bittersweet Ski Area (United States)	31 mi
Third closest ski area	Swiss Valley (United States)	44 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cannonsburg (United States)	57 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Villa Olivia (United States)	96 mi
Town and city forecasts close to South Haven:
Closest city location	South Haven (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Bangor (United States)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Lake Michigan Beach (United States)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Paw Paw Lake (United States)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Coloma (United States)	16 mi

• 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.