Gale Warning On Lake Michigan

I was going to propose to my future wife on the beach at sunset on a beautiful day. My great idea did not jive with reality. Instead the warm sunny 70 degree weather was replaced with temperatures in the 40s with winds gusting to 45 mph and waves 5 to 10 feet tall at times crashing into the South Haven, MI lighthouse. The proposal was delayed and plan B was developed.

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[slowmojoe]

Dude, that's nothing? "Nothing like I've ever seen before". How long have you been around???

[relletsara]

For someone who has never lived near Lake Michigan and only visited, it was something. It sure wasn't a nice spring or summer day at the beach.

[Jackle61]

Notice the wind isn't coming on shore,,, if it was, those waves would be really nasty. I'll bet a mile or two off shore they were probably 15' to 20'.

[SamErikMusicVideos]

You know what my family calls waves like that? Good swimming.

[Faztlan]

I'd like to visit that place one day!! pretty scary winds and waves-- no mames guey me muero a la chingada!! -TX

[Subbalteatus]

haha yea wtf, these waves are small. i live in holland and i go to south haven/ grandhaven all the time to surf depending on what way the wind is, waves hit 8 feet easy little past the first sandbar when wind is like 30 mph or so

[Trendkillertrendy]

lol VHS

[Seif5034]

A friend and I went swimming on a Red flag day at either Grand Haven or Ludington...can't remember which beach. It wasn't bad at all

[Pansy1980]

Never been to Lake Michigan before? Back in 1998 We had a really really bad storm in November! South Haven is a great place to grow up.. But I wouldnt want to live there! NOW! * Hey why dont you go walk out on the lighthouse! Thats what most of the tourists try to do- Even thou the signs say don't!

[cmedema]

This is filmed by someone who is obviously not from Michigan. Or if they are, then they must be from the thumb. Ha!

[Rockettank]

It a normal lake Michigan day for all of the Michiganders

[streyburn]

I have windsurfed in many locations, Gorge, North Shore Maui, but a day a few years ago in September at Silver Beach was the most radical day of sailing in my life. That day, the waves were 16 ft with winds 45 knot straight out of the North and water temps in the 50's. Once you were out in the lake the white caps were the size of school buses. This place can rock and can kill you!!!