A YouTube posting came out today describing a 60-foot rogue wave recorded in eastern Lake Michigan during the storm of January 13-14, 2026. It's not actually true, and I suspect was generated as AI content for clickbait. Might want to finish reading below before watching the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv6LDia3xO4&t=188s
There is one National Data Buoy Center station operating offshore in south central Lake Michigan: buoy 45214. Here, below, is an excerpt of historical data recorded from that buoy which shows peak wave heights of 4.6 m, or 15 ft., around 10pm on the 14th. So, the report describing readings from multiple unnamed buoys with regularly-occurring wave heights over 50 ft. on January 13 is inaccurate.
So, why propagate this story? The description offered about meteorological phenomena in the Great Lakes that generate waves and seiches is factual, as far as I can tell. If you listen to it, recognizing that it fabricates and sensationalizes the events of this storm, it is a fascinating listen!
#YY MM DD hh mm WDIR WSPD GST WVHT DPD APD MWD PRES ATMP WTMP
#yr mo dy hr mn degT m/s m/s m sec sec degT hPa degC degC
2026 01 15 16 15 MM MM MM 2.1 6 MM 1 MM MM 4.8
2026 01 15 15 45 MM MM MM 2.2 6 MM 0 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 15 15 MM MM MM 2.2 6 MM 359 MM MM 4.8
2026 01 15 14 45 MM MM MM 2.4 6 MM 359 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 14 15 MM MM MM 2.5 6 MM 359 MM MM 4.8
2026 01 15 13 45 MM MM MM 2.6 6 MM 357 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 13 15 MM MM MM 2.8 MM MM 357 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 12 45 MM MM MM 2.9 7 MM 357 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 12 15 MM MM MM 2.9 MM MM 359 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 11 45 MM MM MM 2.7 7 MM 2 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 11 15 MM MM MM 2.9 MM MM 356 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 10 45 MM MM MM 3.4 7 MM 356 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 10 15 MM MM MM 3.6 MM MM 359 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 09 45 MM MM MM 3.4 7 MM 4 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 09 15 MM MM MM 3.5 MM MM 359 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 08 45 MM MM MM 3.3 7 MM 360 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 08 15 MM MM MM 3.4 MM MM 357 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 07 45 MM MM MM 3.5 8 MM 1 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 07 15 MM MM MM 3.5 MM MM 1 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 06 45 MM MM MM 4.0 8 MM 6 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 06 15 MM MM MM 3.8 MM MM 359 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 05 45 MM MM MM 4.0 7 MM 7 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 05 15 MM MM MM 3.8 MM MM 360 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 04 45 MM MM MM 4.2 MM MM 6 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 04 15 MM MM MM 4.3 MM MM 2 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 03 45 MM MM MM 4.4 MM MM 3 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 03 15 MM MM MM 4.1 MM MM 1 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 02 45 MM MM MM 4.1 MM MM 2 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 02 15 MM MM MM 4.0 MM MM 3 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 01 45 MM MM MM 4.6 MM MM 3 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 01 15 MM MM MM 4.3 MM MM 8 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 00 45 MM MM MM 4.1 8 MM 9 MM MM MM
2026 01 15 00 15 MM MM MM 4.4 MM MM 12 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 23 45 MM MM MM 4.3 8 MM 8 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 23 15 MM MM MM 4.3 MM MM 2 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 22 15 MM MM MM 4.6 MM MM 5 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 21 45 MM MM MM 4.6 8 MM 5 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 21 15 MM MM MM 4.5 MM MM 8 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 20 45 MM MM MM 4.3 MM MM 8 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 20 15 MM MM MM 4.0 MM MM 3 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 19 45 MM MM MM 3.8 8 MM 11 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 19 15 MM MM MM 3.7 MM MM 2 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 18 45 MM MM MM 4.1 8 MM 8 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 18 15 MM MM MM 3.9 MM MM 5 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 17 45 MM MM MM 4.0 8 MM 3 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 17 15 MM MM MM 4.0 MM MM 8 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 16 45 MM MM MM 4.1 8 MM 5 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 16 15 MM MM MM 4.2 MM MM 358 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 15 45 MM MM MM 4.0 8 MM 351 MM MM MM
2026 01 14 15 15 MM MM MM 4.0 MM MM 351 MM MM MM
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