Mackinac Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Lake Huron – United States)
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Mackinac Island Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind WSW
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.1 °C
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| Wind State | cross | cross | cross | cross |
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Mackinac Island in Lake Huron is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Short period wind swells are the rule and the best wave direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care to avoid the rocks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Ship Sands Island, Nunavut, 654 km from Mackinac Island.
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Mackinac Island Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At SHIP6075, 16 km from Mackinac Island.
fresh winds from the NNW km/h | Air temperature 6.6 °C |
Current weather near Mackinac Island
Buoy Data:
At Mackinac Straits West Buoy, 20 miles from Mackinac Island.
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| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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Use this relief map to navigate to Lake Huron surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Mackinac Island
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mackinac Island:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break88 mi
- Second closest break98 mi
- Third closest break104 mi
- Fourth closest break106 mi
- Fifth closest break136 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mackinac Island:
- Closest wave buoy20 mi
- Second closest wave buoy43 mi
- Third closest wave buoy76 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy80 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy86 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mackinac Island:
- Closest tide station406 mi
- Second closest tide station418 mi
- Third closest tide station418 mi
- Fourth closest tide station420 mi
- Fifth closest tide station431 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mackinac Island:
- Closest ski area33 mi
- Second closest ski area47 mi
- Third closest ski area48 mi
- Fourth closest ski area55 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaSearchmont Resort (Canada)56 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mackinac Island:
- Closest city location149 mi
- Second closest city location151 mi
- Third closest city location152 mi
- Fourth closest city location163 mi
- Fifth closest city locationSudbury (Canada)168 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Mackinac Island is Sault Ste Marie Airport (YAM) in Canada, which is 80 km (50 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Mackinac Island is Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport (YZE), also in Canada, 141 km (88 miles) away.
- The third closest airport is Roscommon Co (Houghton Lake) Airport (HTL) in USA, 158 km (98 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Mackinac Island, Lake Huron. Use the tab navigation above to view Mackinac Island sea temperature, Mackinac Island photographs, Mackinac Island detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Mackinac Island webcams, current wind from Lake Huron live weather stations and Mackinac Island tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Mackinac Island.
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