Grand Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lake Michigan, USA)

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Grand Haven Surf Guide

Grand Haven in Lake Michigan is an exposed beach/Pier break that has quite reliable surf Offshore winds are from the east. There is too little fetch for groundswells to form and the ideal wave angle is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

Grand Haven Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/pier	3	fairly consistent	9.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Grand Haven:

The best conditions reported for surf at Grand Haven occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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Interactive Grand Haven surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Grand Haven is Gerald R Ford International (Grand Rapids) Airport (GRR) in USA, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Grand Haven is Capital City (Lansing) Airport (LAN), also in USA, 134 km (83 miles) away.

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Grand Haven Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:36 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	4	4	3	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on

What does Grand Haven look like?

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Grand Haven Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.1 °C) at Grand Haven is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (5.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 9.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Grand Haven

Surf stats for Grand Haven, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Grand Haven

Wind stats for Grand Haven, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Grand Haven Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 5 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:2.4
Difficulty Level:3.5
Wind and Kite Surfing:4.7
Crowds:2.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Tony Durante from United States

“You have to be lucky to get surf in the summer time. The locals will say you should have been here yesterday. When you see photos of people surfing they are in full wet suits. When the surf is good, water is cold. The surf shop has on resin to fix a ding surf wax ever thing cost a lot. Well, there are many nice things in Grand Haven. Low cost Hotel is $150. It is very nice place to be people say it was better in the 60's. Many good things but surf is not one. For the same money, go east Cape Haders, West Mexaco or Calforna.”

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