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Grand Haven surf break

Grand Haven surfForecast / Lake Michigan / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Grand Haven today?

The current surf forecast for Grand Haven at 1AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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 (?)
2.2
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
W
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
3.5
W
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)766666677777766777889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43728025625929030233535536635540844541032231945863083099813442335306733272939
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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Low Tide
/ height (m)
n/a
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------8:11-------8:11-------8:10-
Sunset5:36-------5:37-------5:38-------
light rain
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light rain
cloud
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light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
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Rain (mm)
1-1---------------------
Temp. °C2220-1-3-4-4-3-3-2-2-3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-8-9
Feels °C (?)-6-6-6-10-11-12-13-14-12-12-10-11-11-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-18-20-21
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