Northerly winds are creating potentially dangerous swimming conditions with waves reaching 7 feet at beaches in Mason, Oceana ...

As summer heats up, millions of Americans flock to beaches for relief, but a serious warning is currently echoing across four ...

Despite being, well, a lake, Lake Michigan is large enough that it can produce waves. And over the Fourth of July weekend, those waves were so big – estimated around seven feet, by the National ...

According to the NWS, waves as high as seven feet could form along beaches in southern Lake Michigan, across Illinois, ...

On Oct. 24, Lake Superior buoys north of Marquette, Mich., part of the Great Lakes Observing System, recorded waves of 28.8 feet, the highest ever recorded on the Great Lakes.

Lake Michigan’s levels have fluctuated in cycles throughout its recorded history, ... In 2020, waves carried up to 25% more energy compared to the low-water year of 2013.

Waves hit the shoreline near 5000 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago on a cold and windy March 6, 2020. Lake Michigan waters are emptied out of a flooded parking garage at The Breakers residential ...

Backed by a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of Michigan are working with island residents to explore converting wave energy into electricity.

In 1929, 10 people died when a 20 foot wave retreated near Grand Haven, Michigan. In 1998, a Lake Michigan meteotsunami capsized a tugboat in the White Lake, Michigan harbor.

On New Year's Day, a group of about 40 surfers wearing wet suits rode the waves on Lake Michigan near Grand Haven. Advertisement After gathering for a photo at 10 a.m., the event was documented on ...

High waves on Lake Michigan Wednesday—and the coolest weather in two weeks… by: Tom Valle, Bill Snyder, WGN-TV Tom Skilling Weather Center. Posted: May 29, 2024 / 01:43 AM CDT.

Potentially deadly swimming conditions will continue at Lake Michigan beaches through much of Labor Day. And yes, it can happen to you," NWS Chicago said in a tweet on Sunday.