South Haven Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.41° N 86.29° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's South Haven sea temperature is
21.8° C

4.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at South Haven today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for South Haven at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at South Haven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
22
52
52
41
22
8
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
Low Tide
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:23
9:23
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
26
27
26
23
21
19
20
24
24
24
23
23
21
21
21
24
25
26
27
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
25
27
27
24
22
19
19
23
24
23
23
24
21
21
21
24
26
26
28
25
25
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
41
22
8
4
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
10
7
22
52
52
1
1
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
1167
1164
2803
2916
1937
2119
49
437
1039
1050
1057
1071
1071
1071
1071
1041
1041
1071
1054
1097
1204
1204
1176
1028
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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