Weather Information From Great Lakes Weather Buoys

REAL TIME WEATHER INFORMATION FROM GREAT LAKES WEATHER BUOYS

Fishermen and boaters are always looking for the most accurate weather information they can find. The challenge with most weather reports is the data is being relayed from a weather station that may be several miles inland.
Wouldn’t it be great if you had a friend at your favorite port texting your real-time weather and water conditions 24/7? Well, now you do. Simply text the nearest weather buoy that is closest to your favorite fishing location.
To get instant information from a Great Lakes weather buoy, simply text the buoy number to one of the following phone numbers below. You will receive a return text from that buoy with detailed weather and water conditions.

TEXT A BOUY NUMBER TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS

  • 866-218-9973
  • 734-418-7299
  • 734-201-0750

In your message box, enter the buoy ID number from one of the buoys listed below. Only buoys with numeric names can be texted. Example: Ludington Buoy: 45024. Depending on the buoy, some of the information available is as follows:

  • Wind speed
  • Wind location
  • Surface water temperature
  • Water temperature at depth (Certain buoys)
  • Air temperature
  • Wave height

 

LAKE MICHIGAN

 Buoy ID

Location

45002

North Lake Michigan

45007

South Lake Michigan

45013

Milwaukee Atwater Park

45014

South Green Bay

45020

Grand Traverse Bay South

45022

Little Traverse Bay

45024

Ludington

45026

Cook Nuclear Plant

45029

Port Sheldon

45161

Muskegon

45168

South Haven

45170

Michigan City Buoy

45174

Wilmette

45175

Mackinac Straits West

45182

Milwaukee Atwater Park

45183

Sleeping Bear

45184

Green Bay East

45185

Green Bay West

45186

Waukegan

45187

Winthrop

PA-DEP-1538

PA-DEP-1538

SPOT-0648

SPOT-0648 Ludington

SPOT-0700

SPOT-0700 Little Traverse Bay

 

LAKE SUPERIOR

 Buoy ID

Location

45001

Mid Superior

45004

East Superior

45006

West Superior

45023

North Entry

45025

South Entry Buoy

45027

McQuade Harbor

45028

Duluth

45136

Slate Island

45171

Granite Island

45172

Grand Marais

45173

Munising

45179

Stannard Rock

 

LAKE ERIE

 Buoy ID

Location

45005

West Lake Erie

45132

Northern Lake Erie

45142

Port Colborne

45164

Cleveland DO

45165

Toledo Water Intake

45167

Erie Nearshore

45169

Cleveland Wind

45176

Cleveland Intake Crib

BGSUSD2

Sandusky Bay

ESF3

Dunkirk

WE2

Western Erie 2

WE4

Western Erie 4

WE8

Western Erie 8

WE13

Western Erie 13

OSUGI

Gibralter Island

UTLCP

Little Cedar Point

uwss-raeon1

UWSS RAEON Buoy 1

uwss-raeon2

UWSS RAEON Buoy 2

uwraeon1

UWindsor RAEON Buoy 1

uwraeon4

UWindsor RAEON Buoy 4

uwraeon2

UWindsor RAEON Buoy 2

uwraeon3

UWindsor RAEON Buoy 3

 

LAKE HURON

 Buoy ID

Location

45003

North Lake Huron

45008

South Central Lake Huron

45137

Georgian Bay

45143

South Georgian Bay

45149

Southern Lake Huron

45154

North Channel East

45162

Alpena Thunder Bay

 

LAKE ONTARIO

 Buoy ID

Location

45012

East Ontario

45135

Prince Edward Pt

45139

West Lake Ontario

45159

Northwest Ontario

ESF1

Oswego

ESF2

Sodus Bay South

ESF5

Sodus Bay Center

ESF8

Sodus Point Nearshore Monitoring Buoy

ESF9

Oak Ochard Nearshore Monitoring Buoy

OMOECC_O1

Western Ontario

OMOECC_O2

Western Ontario 2

45189

Oswego

 

OTHER LAKES

 Buoy ID

Location

45147

Lake St Clair