Across the Great Lakes, a network of buoys provides real-time data about waves, wind, and ice. In 2025, one buoy broke free, ...

Michigan's beaches could see 8-foot waves and life-threatening currents on Monday, Aug. 25, and officials have issued small craft and swim risk advisories for beach-goers. "High wave action along the ...

Weather officials say Michigan's Great Lakes are hazardous on Wednesday, Sept. 3, for swimmers and mariners with waves predicted to reach up to 11 feet with strong winds and dangerous rip currents.

Dangerous swimming conditions and small craft advisories are in effect for portions of Lake Michigan, Huron, and Superior. High waves, strong currents, and wind gusts pose risks to swimmers and ...

The Great Lakes are taking one last shot in 2025 to remind everyone their waves can be more fierce than what the vast oceans typically conjure up. Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the ...

High waves and strong currents will create life-threatening conditions across Michigan's Great Lakes for swimmers and boaters, the National Weather Service said as it announced advisories for Thursday ...

Strong winds from a clipper system heading for Michigan are expected to create monster waves on the Great Lakes this week. The waters of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior and Lake Erie are ...

Large Lake Superior waves crash on the Keweenaw Peninsula near Copper Harbor Michigan. Short-period waves, sudden gales and freezing spray turn freshwater into a death trap on the Great Lakes—a ...

The Great Lakes are taking one last shot in 2025 to remind everyone their waves can be more fierce than what the vast oceans typically conjure up. Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the ...