Surf Forecasts:
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Alright, grab a coffee, let's have a look at what's ahead for Mackinac Island. To be straight with you, this isn't going to be a week for surfing. There just isn't any surf to speak of across the entire sixteen-day stretch. It's a total flat spell. The energy levels are zero, no height readings, nothing – literally all the "combined energy of all swells directed here" figures sit at 0 (zero). Not even a ripple worth chasing. You’re looking at a stretch from Sunday, July 5th all the way through Monday, July 20th with nothing to paddle for.
When it's like this, the wind and conditions are almost irrelevant for surfing. We do see some glassy moments, like Tuesday morning, July 7th, with a slight southerly breeze making it look calm, and again on Thursday afternoon, July 9th, with that glassy feel from the SSW, but there's no swell to hold it up. Even the few offshore days, like Wednesday morning, July 8th, with a WSW breeze, or the fresh offshore winds on Monday morning, July 13th, gusting at 22 mph from the SW, can't change the fact that there’s zero wave energy.
Inconsistent is an understatement here. This spot rarely breaks and this forecast proves why. It’s more of a lake condition outlook than a surf forecast right now. For paddle surfing, we’re completely out of luck. If the wind cranks up, maybe the setup gets interesting for kiteboarding, but for us wave riders, it’s a solid no-go.
Honestly, these blank runs are more normal for the area when it’s not feeding from the right direction, so don't be too surprised. Keep an eye on the charts though, things can turn around.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1065 | 1133 | 2236 | 1065 | 1454 | 2236 | 1082 | 1116 | 2217 | 1042 | 1036 | 1172 | 1035 | 1043 | 1842 | 1042 | 1042 | 1045 | 1029 | 1029 | 1129 |
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