Sleeping Bear Surf
Sleeping Bear Surf is an SUP school and rentals in Empire. They also offer surf lessons on the lakes.
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Around here
Around Sleeping Bear Surf
- Indigo Bluffs RV Park & ResortRV park · ★ 4.43.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- White Pine Backcountry Campground PermitsCampground · 7 sites5.2 mi
- D.H. Day Group CampgroundGroup camp · 4 sites5.7 mi
- D. H. Day CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.56.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Lively Acres CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.66.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Platte River CampgroundRV park · ★ 4.77.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
Typical flow by month
1990 to 2026
The water at Sleeping Bear Surf typically runs highest in April, at a median 143 cfs, and lowest in August, at 116 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 477 cfs, in 2014.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 124 | 111 to 140 |
| February | 123 | 111 to 136 |
| March | 133 | 119 to 146 |
| April | 143 | 126 to 161 |
| May | 132 | 117 to 152 |
| June | 125 | 111 to 147 |
| July | 119 | 104 to 131 |
| August | 116 | 104 to 127 |
| September | 119 | 107 to 131 |
| October | 120 | 108 to 132 |
| November | 123 | 112 to 135 |
| December | 123 | 111 to 138 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Platte River at Honor, MI (site 04126740). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Current conditions
Today · Fri
25No-go/ 100
High 40°F · Wind 13 kt
SnowHigh 40°F, low 38°FRain 61%Wind 13 kt, gusts 26
Streamflow
128 cfs
Normal (54th)
Water level
1.34 ft
Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).
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