Public ramp · Oceana County · Michigan
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The last reading here is 37 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 45024 · NOAA tide station 9087023
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 4 waters, scored separately.
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6th Street is a public boat ramp in Oceana County, Michigan, on Pentwater River - Pentwater Lake. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Pentwater to Manistee MI, Whitehall to Pentwater MI, Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake (Area 1 of 3) and Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake (Area 1 of 3).
The main water here is Whitehall to Pentwater MI. Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 45024, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9087023. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 13.1 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 9087023 · NDBC Buoy 45024