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South Haven surfForecast / Lake Michigan / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 Aug 2025 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
South Haven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Haven sea temperature is
24.9° C
 (Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at South Haven today?

The current surf forecast for South Haven at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Hourly12 Days
Lake Michigan Surf
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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
W
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.2
N
0.7
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)344544556666556677665334
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)003130252336487277000096213239130361050511
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
S
20
SW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
20
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High 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
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low Tide
/ height (m)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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n/a
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n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:38-------8:37
mod rainmod rainrain showersthunderstorm part cloudpart cloudclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearcloudclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclear
Rain (mm)
6752--------------------
Temp. °C222122242424232322191717222525232118161623272725
Feels °C (?)222022262524222222191615202322212115141422262624
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lake Michigan

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at South Haven (light winds from the ESE at BUOY-SVNM4 2 km from South Haven). not gfswave

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1 h 0 min ago

13 km/h
ESE
Cross-Off
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