Daily forecast
as
Last update: 00:37 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Wednesday, Oct 30
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
17 kts
max 38 kts
20° C
988 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
05h
18 kts
max 38 kts
19° C
988 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
08h
19 kts
max 38 kts
19° C
988 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
11h
19 kts
max 38 kts
19° C
989 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
14h
21 kts
max 38 kts
20° C
989 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
17h
18 kts
max 34 kts
18° C
989 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
20h
12 kts
max 25 kts
0.5 mm
16° C
990 hpa
1.0 m
5 s
23h
4 kts
max 9 kts
0.57 mm
13° C
990 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
Thursday, Oct 31
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
3 kts
max 4 kts
1.46 mm
13° C
989 hpa
0.5 m
4 s
05h
5 kts
max 7 kts
1.12 mm
12° C
987 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
08h
6 kts
max 10 kts
0.63 mm
12° C
985 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
11h
13 kts
max 31 kts
2.4 mm
15° C
982 hpa
0.6 m
3 s
14h
17 kts
max 34 kts
17° C
980 hpa
0.9 m
4 s
17h
23 kts
max 37 kts
1.13 mm
16° C
980 hpa
1.4 m
5 s
20h
24 kts
max 33 kts
11° C
981 hpa
1.8 m
6 s
23h
25 kts
max 33 kts
9° C
983 hpa
1.8 m
6 s
Friday, Nov 01
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
18 kts
max 25 kts
7° C
986 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
05h
18 kts
max 26 kts
5° C
991 hpa
1.1 m
6 s
08h
15 kts
max 22 kts
4° C
996 hpa
0.7 m
5 s
11h
11 kts
max 15 kts
4° C
1000 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
14h
8 kts
max 9 kts
6° C
1002 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
17h
7 kts
max 8 kts
6° C
1003 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
20h
5 kts
max 7 kts
5° C
1004 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
23h
2 kts
max 2 kts
4° C
1005 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
Saturday, Nov 02
Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
4 kts
max 5 kts
3° C
1006 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
05h
5 kts
max 7 kts
3° C
1006 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
08h
6 kts
max 8 kts
3° C
1006 hpa
0.0 m
1 s
11h
6 kts
max 9 kts
6° C
1006 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
14h
5 kts
max 9 kts
10° C
1005 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
17h
2 kts
max 6 kts
11° C
1004 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
20h
4 kts
max 5 kts
8° C
1003 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
23h
3 kts
max 5 kts
7° C
1003 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
Sunday, Nov 03
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
1002 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
04h
5 kts
max 7 kts
7° C
1002 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
07h
5 kts
max 6 kts
8° C
1001 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
10h
4 kts
max 6 kts
10° C
1001 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
13h
3 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1000 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
16h
9 kts
max 12 kts
11° C
999 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
19h
7 kts
max 14 kts
10° C
999 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
22h
9 kts
max 21 kts
10° C
998 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
Monday, Nov 04
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
11 kts
max 22 kts
10° C
997 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
04h
14 kts
max 25 kts
2.14 mm
10° C
995 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
07h
15 kts
max 25 kts
0.73 mm
10° C
994 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
10h
14 kts
max 25 kts
0.83 mm
10° C
994 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
13h
13 kts
max 21 kts
0.98 mm
10° C
992 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
16h
13 kts
max 21 kts
0.53 mm
10° C
991 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
19h
11 kts
max 19 kts
0.76 mm
10° C
992 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
22h
10 kts
max 16 kts
11° C
991 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
Tuesday, Nov 05
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
8 kts
max 16 kts
12° C
989 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
04h
9 kts
max 21 kts
0.46 mm
15° C
987 hpa
07h
12 kts
max 28 kts
16° C
986 hpa
10h
14 kts
max 31 kts
18° C
983 hpa
13h
17 kts
max 35 kts
19° C
981 hpa
16h
18 kts
max 37 kts
18° C
979 hpa
19h
22 kts
max 40 kts
17° C
979 hpa
22h
23 kts
max 38 kts
13° C
979 hpa
Wednesday, Nov 06
Wind
Weather
01h
19 kts
max 28 kts
11° C
981 hpa
04h
16 kts
max 23 kts
9° C
985 hpa
07h
16 kts
max 20 kts
8° C
988 hpa
10h
15 kts
max 19 kts
8° C
992 hpa
13h
15 kts
max 19 kts
9° C
993 hpa
16h
14 kts
max 19 kts
9° C
994 hpa
19h
11 kts
max 20 kts
9° C
995 hpa
22h
12 kts
max 21 kts
9° C
996 hpa
Thursday, Nov 07
Wind
Weather
01h
11 kts
max 21 kts
9° C
997 hpa
04h
12 kts
max 20 kts
8° C
997 hpa
07h
12 kts
max 19 kts
8° C
997 hpa
10h
14 kts
max 21 kts
8° C
997 hpa
13h
15 kts
max 22 kts
8° C
995 hpa
16h
14 kts
max 20 kts
7° C
994 hpa
19h
12 kts
max 18 kts
6° C
994 hpa
22h
15 kts
max 20 kts
5° C
995 hpa
Friday, Nov 08
Wind
Weather
01h
14 kts
max 19 kts
4° C
995 hpa
04h
13 kts
max 19 kts
3° C
995 hpa
07h
11 kts
max 16 kts
3° C
995 hpa
10h
12 kts
max 16 kts
5° C
995 hpa
13h
14 kts
max 18 kts
7° C
993 hpa
16h
14 kts
max 20 kts
7° C
992 hpa
Nearby spots (within 25 km)
-
Saint Ignace6kmWave forecast
-
Mackinaw City6kmWeather stationWave forecastLive measurements
-
Mackinaw City8kmWeather stationWave forecastLive measurements
-
St. Ignace8kmWeather stationWave forecastLive measurements
-
Mackinac Island Airport11kmWeather stationWave forecastLive measurements
-
Mackinac Island Harbor12kmWave forecast
-
Bliss22km
Find more spots like this
Look at our wind map to find more spots among our 160,000 spots.
Find spot or weather stationMackinac Straits Buoy popularity
Most popular spots in United States of America
Have a look at the top kitesurfing, windsurfing, sailing, surfing or fishing spots in United States of America
Most visited spots in United States of AmericaMost visited spots worldwide
Additional information
General
This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Mackinac Straits Buoy in Michigan, United States of America. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.
Forecast
This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 1:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.Check the wind forecast for Mackinac Straits Buoy when you search for the best travel destinations for your kiteboarding, windsurfing or sailing vacations in United States of America. Or use our wind forecast to find the wind speed today in Mackinac Straits Buoy or to have a look at the wind direction tomorrow at Mackinac Straits Buoy.
Statistics
For statistical and historical real weather data see the wind and weather statistics for this location.
Severe Weather Warnings
When a severe weather warning or advisory is provided by the local meteorological institute, we display it as a banner above the wind forecast.The weather warning, for example a high wind warning, can help you prepare for dangerous weather conditions and avoid weather-related risks. The color scale indicates the intensity of the predicted weather event. For more details click or tap on the warning. General information about severe weather warnings can be found in our help section.
Please be aware that severe weather may occur without a prior severe weather warning being reported.
Units
We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. Use website settings to switch between units and 7 different languages at any time. For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour) use our wind speed calculator.