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South Haven Buoy, MI wind
South Haven Buoy, MI is a weather buoy near Benton Harbor in the Lake Michigan sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 8 kn from ESE (110°), gusting 10 kn, 2026-11-04 01:00 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 20:00 America/Detroit). Air 19°C. 1011 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 12 kn, 93 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly SSE (152°).
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 01:00 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (110°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-04 00:40 UTC: 8 kn from ESE (110°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-03 23:50 UTC: 8 kn from SE (130°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-03 22:30 UTC: 8 kn from SSE (150°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 12 kn from SSE (160°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-03 20:50 UTC: 12 kn from S (170°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-03 19:50 UTC: 8 kn from S (190°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-03 18:50 UTC: 8 kn from SSW (200°), gust 10 kn
Position 42.397, -86.331; exposure marine. South Haven Buoy, MI is on open water.
Forecast against this station
Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at South Haven Buoy, MI: 2.0 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons, against 2.7 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).
Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at South Haven Buoy, MI: 2.1 kn on average across 55 hourly comparisons, against 2.6 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).
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Stations near South Haven Buoy, MI
- South Haven Light, South Haven, MI, 1.9 nm away
- South Haven Rgnl, 4.4 nm away
- EW8150 weather, 12.5 nm away
- Benton Harbor/SW Michigan Rgnl, 16.5 nm away
- KE8OMJ weather, 15.1 nm away
- KE8GJZ-2 weather, 18.7 nm away