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South Haven, MI  (SVNM4)  42° 24´ 05" N,   86° 17´ 20" W

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Conditions at 9:14 am EDT on 05/18/2026 (DOY 138 13:14 GMT)
(Updated every 15 minutes)
Wind Speed:   15.9 kts   (8.2 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   17.9 kts   (9.2 m/s)
Wind Direction:   182° (S)
Air Temperature:   72.3 °F   (22.4 °C)
Data & Plots of Previous 3 Hours (2 minute increments)
Data & Plots of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
         1 Day Windrose Plot, 5 Day Windrose Plot, (explanation)         
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(images updated every 30 minutes)

[Live Webcam Image from South Haven, MI Met Station Camera 1]

[Live Webcam Image from South Haven, MI Met Station Camera 2]

[Live Webcam Image from South Haven, MI Met Station Camera 3]

[Live Webcam Image from South Haven, MI Met Station Camera 4]

12-hr animations:  1  2  3  4
Previous 48 images:  1  2  3  4
All Images (past 10 days)

Nearby Webcam (external site):
South Haven Lighthouse

----- Previous 18 Hours (at top of hour)  [English] [Metric] -----
YEARDOY EDT Wind
Spd
m/s 		Wind
Gust
m/s 		Peak
Wind
m/s 		Wind
Dir
deg 		Air
Tmp
C
20261380900 8.5 9.3 9.6 190 22.3
20261380800 8.7 9.6 11.6 182 22.4
20261380700 8.4 10.3 12.5 180 23.7
20261380600 8.8 9.4 11.5 184 22.7
20261380500 9.3 10.1 11.6 183 22.9
20261380400 9.1 9.6 11.5 187 22.0
20261380300 8.6 10.0 10.3 182 22.7
20261380200 7.3 8.5 9.8 171 24.2
20261380100 6.3 7.3 8.7 168 24.8
20261380000 5.6 6.8 9.3 132 24.7
20261372300 4.9 6.1 8.5 143 25.5
20261372200 6.2 8.6 8.8 156 26.3
20261372100 6.7 7.1 9.2 166 27.1
20261372000 4.7 5.0 7.5 175 21.2
20261371900 3.6 3.8 6.9 170 19.9
20261371800 7.8 8.3 8.9 206 21.6
20261371700 6.8 7.3 11.9 189 23.4
20261371600 11.3 13.6 13.6 138 28.4
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: SVNM4
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See also NWS Marine Forecast for this area, and NWS Recreational Beach Forecast

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Special thanks to Special thanks to ATON CG Group Muskegon, 9th USCG Group, State of Michigan
Historic Preservation Office, and the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven.


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