South Haven surf break

South Haven surfForecast / Lake Michigan / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Oct 2025 EDT
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 4.4°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 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
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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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.3
SW
0.4
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1
NNE
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)454455555544445566666655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)312813164275738383361124132882132146146141111007
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
NW
0
SW
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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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
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n/a
n/a
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------7:47-------7:48-------7:48
Sunset--7:20-------7:17-------7:16-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11211--------
Temp. °C242526242322222122232321191918171616181715141312
Feels °C (?)2022242219181918192123222121181513131513101098
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lake Michigan

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 2 km from South Haven has fallen light (light winds from the S at BUOY-SVNM4). Waves should be turning clean at South Haven. not gfswave

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Actual: 52 min ago

9 km/h
S
Clean
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