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Hancock Beach, Michigan

Beach in Houghton County, Michigan

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hancock Beach

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hancock Beach, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 2 PM, lowest 4 miles Thu 10 PM.

FriSat
Hancock Beach from its sand, nowLooking NNW from the sand at 10:40 PM, night, overcast, waves about 1.3 ft every 5 s.330340350NFacing NNW 342°Wind 7 mphfrom N, onshore
Looking NNW from the sand at 10:40 PM, night, overcast, waves about 1.3 ft every 5 s.
NESW

Facing NNW 342°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The waves at buoy 45001, 38.4 mi away.

Waves at buoy 45001, Mid Superior

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
5 s
From
SE (137°)
Swell
1.3 ft at 5 s from SE
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 3 s from SE
Water
48 °F
Read
Thu 9:50 PM
Distance
38.4 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 45001, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.3 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM1.6 ftWave height at buoy 45001, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.3 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftNoonThuNoon1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 0.3 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Thu 9:50 PM1.6 ft5 sSE (137°)
Thu 8:50 PM2.3 ft5 sSE (136°)
Thu 7:50 PM2.6 ft5 sSE (141°)
Thu 6:50 PM3.0 ft5 sSE (134°)
Thu 4:50 PM3.0 ft5 sSSE (157°)
Thu 3:50 PM3.3 ft5 sSSE (157°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.6 ft5 sS (169°)
Thu 1:50 PM3.0 ft4 sSSE (161°)
Thu 12:50 PM2.6 ft4 sSSE (167°)
Thu 11:50 AM1.6 ft4 sSSE (165°)
Thu 10:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSSE (154°)
Thu 9:50 AM1.3 ft3 sSSE (156°)
Thu 8:50 AM1.0 ft3 sSSE (155°)
Thu 7:50 AM1.0 ft3 sSSE (151°)
Thu 6:50 AM1.0 ft2 sSSE (149°)
Thu 5:50 AM0.7 ft--
Thu 4:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 3:50 AM0.3 ft--
Thu 2:50 AM0.7 ft--
Thu 1:50 AM0.7 ft--
Thu 12:50 AM0.7 ft--
Wed 11:50 PM1.0 ft3 sNNW (334°)
Wed 10:50 PM0.7 ft--
Wed 9:50 PM1.0 ft3 sNNW (338°)

Beach

County
Houghton County
State
Michigan
Latitude
48.1317° N
Longitude
88.6181° W

What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Hancock Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

OjibwayOJIM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.0 mi away/801 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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