Public ramp · Charlevoix County · Michigan
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Lake Michigan Shores Roadside Park is a public boat ramp in Charlevoix County, Michigan, on Lake Michigan. From here SeaStatus scores 2 waters: Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore (Area 3 of 6).
The main water here is Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay. 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 45175, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9075080. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 12.2 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 9075080 · NDBC Buoy 45175