Nearshore
NO GO
TODAY
Gale Warning in effect.
10.0 mi away
Updated 4 min ago
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Ramps that reach this water
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI is a nearshore coastal water reached from boat ramps in Michigan. SeaStatus lists 13 ramps that launch into it, the closest being Big Platte Lake 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.
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