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Great Lakes · Lake Michigan · Grand Haven, MI
Grand Haven fishing conditions
Grand Haven sits at the mouth of the Grand River on Michigan's west coast, one of Lake Michigan's busiest salmon ports. This page shows live wind, waves, water temperature and lake level from NOAA stations, the National Weather Service forecast, and a rough daily bite estimate for king salmon (chinook), steelhead, yellow perch.
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Bite estimate
Rougher estimate · 0–9Rough estimate
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Lake level
NOAA CO-OPS Holland, MI (9087031), feet above Low Water Datum (chart datum). The Great Lakes have no real tides; level swings come from wind setup, seiches and the seasons.
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NWS forecast
National Weather Service point forecast for Grand Haven, MI.
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Stations used for Grand Haven
| Source | Location | Type | Distance |
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| NDBC 45029 | Holland Buoy, MI (LimnoTech) | nearshore buoy · seasonal (pulled for winter) | 10 nm |
| NDBC MKGM4 | Muskegon CG Station, MI (GLERL) | shore station · year-round | 11 nm |
| NDBC HLNM4 | Holland, MI (NOS 9087031) | harbor station · year-round | 17 nm |
| CO-OPS 9087031 | Holland, MI | water level (ft above Low Water Datum) | near spot |
| GLERL GLSEA | Daily satellite lake-surface temperature at 43.06, -86.32 | water temp fallback | on the lake |
| NWS forecast | Point forecast for Grand Haven, MI; gridded wave forecast on the lake | forecast | at spot |
| NWS LMZ846 | Nearshore marine forecast: Holland to Grand Haven MI | official marine forecast | zone |
Where they fish: Boats troll offshore for kings and steelhead; the pier and river mouth fish well in spring and fall.
FAQ
Where does the Grand Haven fishing data come from?
Wind, waves, water temperature and pressure come from NOAA NDBC stations 45029, MKGM4, HLNM4 (first station with a recent reading wins; seasonal buoys are pulled for winter). Lake level is from NOAA CO-OPS station 9087031 (Holland, MI). When no station reports water temperature, Swelldex uses NOAA GLERL's daily satellite analysis (GLSEA). The forecast and wave forecast come from the National Weather Service.
What does the Grand Haven bite score mean?
It is a rough 0–9 estimate of how good conditions look for king salmon (chinook), steelhead, yellow perch, based on wind and waves, surface water temperature, the time of year, the barometer trend and forecast storms. It does not count fish and it is not a safety rating.
Why is there no tide table?
The Great Lakes have no meaningful tides. Instead, Swelldex shows the lake level against chart datum and how much it moved in the last 24 hours; fast changes usually mean strong wind setup or a seiche.