Public ramp · Benzie County · Michigan
NO GO
TODAY
Gale Warning in effect.
10.0 mi away
Updated 4 min ago
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 3 waters, scored separately.
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Big Platte Lake is a public boat ramp in Benzie County, Michigan, on Platte Lake. From here SeaStatus scores 3 waters: Manistee to Point Betsie MI, Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI and Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake (Area 2 of 4).
The main water here is Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point 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. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 10.0 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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