Lake Huron
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Great Lakes · Lake Huron (southern) · Port Huron, MI
Port Huron fishing conditions
Port Huron sits where Lake Huron pours into the St. Clair River, with fast current, clear water and a steady walleye and perch fishery. 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 walleye, yellow perch, steelhead.
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Bite estimate
Rougher estimate · 0–9Rough estimate
Lake Huron
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Lake level
NOAA CO-OPS Fort Gratiot, MI (9014098), 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 Port Huron, MI.
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Stations used for Port Huron
| Source | Location | Type | Distance |
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| NDBC 45209 | Lakeport Buoy, MI (Great Lakes Water Authority) | nearshore buoy · seasonal (pulled for winter) | 9 nm |
| NDBC FTGM4 | Fort Gratiot, MI (NOS 9014098) | harbor station · year-round | 2 nm |
| NDBC 45149 | Southern Lake Huron (Environment and Climate Change Canada) | offshore buoy · seasonal (pulled for winter) | 37 nm |
| CO-OPS 9014098 | Fort Gratiot, MI | water level (ft above Low Water Datum) | near spot |
| GLERL GLSEA | Daily satellite lake-surface temperature at 43.1, -82.42 | water temp fallback | on the lake |
| NWS forecast | Point forecast for Port Huron, MI; gridded wave forecast on the lake | forecast | at spot |
| NWS LHZ443 | Nearshore marine forecast: Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI | official marine forecast | zone |
Where they fish: Walleye and steelhead in the St. Clair River current; perch and walleye on southern Lake Huron off Lakeport and Lexington.
FAQ
Where does the Port Huron fishing data come from?
Wind, waves, water temperature and pressure come from NOAA NDBC stations 45209, FTGM4, 45149 (first station with a recent reading wins; seasonal buoys are pulled for winter). Lake level is from NOAA CO-OPS station 9014098 (Fort Gratiot, 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 Port Huron bite score mean?
It is a rough 0–9 estimate of how good conditions look for walleye, yellow perch, steelhead, 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.