Traverse City

44.7631°, -85.6206°

06:5406:1421:02

Lake Michigan. Fresh water, SW summer thermals. Best June–September.

Today

no-go

Fri

Sat

marginal

Daily Overview

5/14/2026, 10:54:48

Light winds dominate the 3-day forecast with most periods under 10kt from northern quadrants. May 15th offers the only marginal window with SSW 4-18kt (gusts to 32kt) from 1-9pm, though the high gust factor of 2.8x exceeds safe limits. Direction is acceptable but winds remain patchy and inconsistent. Early season conditions showing typical pre-thermal patterns.

Bottom line: Skip it — winds too light overall with dangerous gust ratios during the only potentially rideable window.

Daily Overview

Wind Map

2.4 kt · NW (305°) · gusts 7.4 kt

Thursday06:0014 May

Rideable Windows

Fri, May 15 13:00 – 21:00

9h · 15.2kt avg · gusts 27.1kt · SSW

71/100

Wind Forecast

Barometric Pressure

1011.2 hPa+2.4 hPa / 3h

Conditions stabilizing

6h change: +3.2 hPa

Conditions

Forecast fetched: May 14, 2026, 06:54