Nearshore
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Ramps that reach this water
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage is a nearshore coastal water reached from boat ramps in Wisconsin and Michigan. SeaStatus lists 3 ramps that launch into it, the closest being Jackson Harbor at 2.5 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 45002.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
Sources · NDBC Buoy 45002