Grand Haven surf break

Grand Haven surfForecast / Lake Michigan / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 EDT
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Grand Haven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grand Haven sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Grand Haven today?

The current surf forecast for Grand Haven at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WNW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
WNW
0.9
W
0.9
WSW
1.3
SW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
4
SW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)566667766654568888777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8714813112621728622016711974543083320990193018201182645489385252205193
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
40
WSW
30
W
35
NW
35
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
S
50
SSW
50
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
n/a
n/a
Low Tide
/ height (m)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
n/a
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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:13----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2434----------1-11------
Temp. °C211919181614141415151618181718181516161717161615
Feels °C (?)17141512109989911131311987891010998
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lake Michigan

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Grand Haven (fresh winds from the SW at Holland Buoy 6 km from Grand Haven). not gfswave

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1 h 13 min ago

32 km/h
SW
Cross-On
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