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Station 45214 - South Michigan Spotter

Station operated by Michigan Technological University
Spotter Buoy
42.674 N 87.026 W (42°40'25" N 87°1'34" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.2 m below water line

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Conditions at 45214 as of
(10:30 pm EDT on 07/17/2026)
0230 GMT on 07/18/2026:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Wave Height (WVHT):	1.3 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	3 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	SW ( 216 deg true )
Water Temperature (WTMP):	75.9 °F

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS nmi	TIDE ft
2026-07-17 10:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 09:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SSW	-	-	-	76.1	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 09:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 08:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SSW	-	-	-	76.3	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 08:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 07:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	S	-	-	-	76.6	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 07:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	2	-	S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 06:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	S	-	-	-	76.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 06:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 05:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	SSE	-	-	-	77.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 05:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 04:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	SSE	-	-	-	76.8	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 04:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 03:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	SSE	-	-	-	76.6	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 03:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 02:30 pm	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 02:00 pm	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 01:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	SE	-	-	-	75.7	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 01:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 12:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SE	-	-	-	75.6	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 12:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	3	-	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 11:30 am	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	ESE	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 11:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 10:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	E	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 10:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 09:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 09:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 08:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 08:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 07:30 am	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	NE	-	-	-	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 07:00 am	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 06:30 am	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 06:00 am	-	-	-	1.6	8	-	ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 05:30 am	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	75.0	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 05:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 04:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 04:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 03:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	N	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 03:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	3	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 02:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	N	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 02:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 01:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	N	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 01:00 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 12:30 am	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	N	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-17 12:00 am	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-07-16 11:30 pm	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	75.2	-	-	-	-
2026-07-16 11:00 pm	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wave Summary
for 45214 as of
(10:30 pm EDT on 07/17/2026)
0230 GMT on 07/18/2026:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	1.3 ft

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2026-07-17 10:00 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 09:30 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 09:00 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 08:30 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 08:00 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 07:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 07:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 06:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 06:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 05:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 05:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 04:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 04:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 03:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 03:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 02:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 02:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 01:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 01:00 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 12:30 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 12:00 pm	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 11:30 am	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 11:00 am	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 10:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 10:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 09:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 09:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 08:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 08:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 07:30 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 07:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 06:30 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 06:00 am	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 05:30 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 05:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 04:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 04:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 03:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 03:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 02:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 02:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 01:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 01:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 12:30 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-17 12:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-16 11:30 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2026-07-16 11:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-

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