Daily forecast
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Last update: 11:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Sunday, Nov 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 4 kts
-1° C
994 hpa
0.1 m
3 s
04h
4 kts
max 5 kts
-1° C
994 hpa
0.1 m
3 s
07h
4 kts
max 6 kts
-1° C
994 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
10h
15 kts
max 16 kts
0.72 mm
-1° C
996 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
13h
14 kts
max 16 kts
1.89 mm
-2° C
997 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
16h
10 kts
max 13 kts
-1° C
998 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
19h
12 kts
max 15 kts
-1° C
1000 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
22h
13 kts
max 18 kts
-3° C
1000 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
Monday, Nov 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
12 kts
max 17 kts
-3° C
1000 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
04h
10 kts
max 15 kts
-3° C
999 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
07h
6 kts
max 9 kts
-4° C
998 hpa
0.1 m
1 s
10h
6 kts
max 8 kts
-2° C
998 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
13h
5 kts
max 9 kts
-1° C
995 hpa
0.0 m
2 s
16h
9 kts
max 14 kts
0° C
994 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
19h
8 kts
max 14 kts
-1° C
994 hpa
0.3 m
2 s
22h
8 kts
max 11 kts
0.45 mm
0° C
992 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
Tuesday, Nov 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 9 kts
-1° C
991 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
04h
8 kts
max 12 kts
0° C
990 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
07h
8 kts
max 12 kts
1° C
988 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
10h
9 kts
max 14 kts
3° C
987 hpa
0.8 m
4 s
13h
13 kts
max 19 kts
4° C
983 hpa
1.0 m
4 s
16h
12 kts
max 23 kts
1.24 mm
2° C
981 hpa
1.1 m
4 s
19h
12 kts
max 23 kts
0.77 mm
3° C
979 hpa
1.2 m
5 s
22h
11 kts
max 17 kts
4° C
978 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
Wednesday, Nov 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
11 kts
max 17 kts
3° C
978 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
04h
10 kts
max 16 kts
3° C
978 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
07h
13 kts
max 19 kts
4° C
979 hpa
1.5 m
6 s
10h
14 kts
max 23 kts
0.46 mm
5° C
980 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
13h
15 kts
max 24 kts
0.52 mm
5° C
981 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
16h
17 kts
max 25 kts
0.54 mm
4° C
984 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
19h
14 kts
max 25 kts
4° C
987 hpa
1.8 m
6 s
22h
15 kts
max 24 kts
4° C
988 hpa
1.6 m
6 s
Thursday, Nov 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
14 kts
max 23 kts
3° C
990 hpa
1.5 m
6 s
04h
13 kts
max 19 kts
3° C
990 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
07h
13 kts
max 20 kts
3° C
992 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
10h
14 kts
max 21 kts
4° C
993 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
13h
13 kts
max 18 kts
6° C
992 hpa
1.4 m
6 s
16h
13 kts
max 19 kts
6° C
993 hpa
1.2 m
6 s
19h
9 kts
max 17 kts
5° C
993 hpa
1.1 m
5 s
22h
7 kts
max 14 kts
5° C
994 hpa
0.8 m
5 s
Friday, Nov 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
6 kts
max 10 kts
4° C
994 hpa
0.6 m
4 s
04h
3 kts
max 5 kts
4° C
995 hpa
0.4 m
4 s
07h
2 kts
max 2 kts
3° C
995 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
10h
3 kts
max 4 kts
5° C
996 hpa
0.2 m
3 s
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
7° C
996 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
16h
8 kts
max 11 kts
6° C
996 hpa
0.1 m
2 s
19h
13 kts
max 18 kts
5° C
997 hpa
0.2 m
2 s
22h
15 kts
max 21 kts
4° C
998 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
Saturday, Nov 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
16 kts
max 22 kts
3° C
999 hpa
0.3 m
3 s
04h
17 kts
max 23 kts
3° C
999 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
07h
17 kts
max 25 kts
3° C
999 hpa
0.4 m
3 s
10h
20 kts
max 29 kts
4° C
1000 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
13h
19 kts
max 26 kts
5° C
999 hpa
0.5 m
3 s
16h
20 kts
max 28 kts
5° C
998 hpa
19h
20 kts
max 29 kts
4° C
998 hpa
22h
19 kts
max 29 kts
5° C
998 hpa
Sunday, Nov 16
Wind
Weather
01h
21 kts
max 30 kts
5° C
996 hpa
04h
20 kts
max 30 kts
5° C
995 hpa
07h
20 kts
max 30 kts
5° C
995 hpa
10h
23 kts
max 34 kts
5° C
994 hpa
13h
23 kts
max 35 kts
5° C
991 hpa
16h
25 kts
max 37 kts
5° C
989 hpa
19h
24 kts
max 35 kts
5° C
989 hpa
22h
22 kts
max 32 kts
5° C
990 hpa
Monday, Nov 17
Wind
Weather
01h
22 kts
max 31 kts
5° C
990 hpa
04h
20 kts
max 29 kts
4° C
989 hpa
07h
18 kts
max 26 kts
3° C
991 hpa
10h
18 kts
max 27 kts
3° C
992 hpa
13h
14 kts
max 19 kts
4° C
993 hpa
16h
13 kts
max 17 kts
5° C
994 hpa
19h
12 kts
max 18 kts
4° C
995 hpa
22h
11 kts
max 17 kts
3° C
997 hpa
Tuesday, Nov 18
Wind
Weather
01h
9 kts
max 14 kts
1° C
998 hpa
04h
9 kts
max 14 kts
1° C
999 hpa
07h
9 kts
max 14 kts
1° C
1000 hpa
10h
10 kts
max 13 kts
1° C
1002 hpa
13h
7 kts
max 10 kts
4° C
1002 hpa
16h
10 kts
max 15 kts
4° C
1002 hpa
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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
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