Mackinac Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.77° N 84.37° W

Mackinac Island, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 7 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mackinac Island sea temperature is
20.1° C
3.3° 

Mackinac Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Mackinac Island based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Mackinac Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mackinac Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-CYGM4

14 km S3 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
20
moderate winds from the NNW
(22 km/h at 340°)
25.1 °C-
-


Cheboygan Airport

17 km SSW220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the N
(19 km/h at 360°)
23 °C16
16
broken
broken

Mackinac Island Airport

22 km W220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
15
light winds from the NNW
(13 km/h at 330°)
21 °C16
16
broken
overcast

BUOY-MACM4

27 km WSW3 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 320°)
- °C-
-


Mackinac Straits West Buoy

32 km W3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the W
(25 km/h at 280°)
20.0 °C-
-


BUOY-45194

33 km WSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.1 °C-
-


Pellston Airport

40 km SSW715 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 320°)
21.7 °C16
16
broken

BUOY-DTLM4

44 km NE3 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
15
light winds from the NNW
(15 km/h at 330°)
- °C-
-


Chippewa International Airport

54 km N718 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
20
moderate winds from the NW
(20 km/h at 320°)
18.3 °C16
16
overcast

Drummond Island Airport

55 km ENE204 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
22.0 °C16
16
broken

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mackinac Island and within an acceptable time window.

Nearest locationNearest