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Lake conditions
Ess Lake — 2026-10-20
Conditions overviewToday's environmental conditions for this lake. Pick a species above to layer its bite forecast on top.
- Season
- Fall
- Moon
- 73% illuminated, waxingWaxing Gibbous
- Est. surface temp
- 55.5°F
- Pressure
- —Unknown
Est. water temp
55.5°F
v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading
Air vs. last week
7°F cooler
45°F now vs 52°F this time last week
Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water
Sun & moon
- Sunrise
- 7:58 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
- Moonrise
- 4:17 PM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
Sky, wind & pressuremidday · 10 PM
- Cloud cover
- 6%
- Precip chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 5 mph SE
- Pressure
- — Unknown
Today's solunar periods
- Minor: 1:02 AM–2:02 AM
- Major: 8:02 AM–10:02 AM
- Minor: 3:47 PM–4:47 PM
- Major: 8:24 PM–10:24 PM
Location
Ess Lake · 45.1126, -83.9822
Map data © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors
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These depth contours are for deciding where to fish, not for running a boat. No depth map we show — whatever agency surveyed it — is a nautical chart, and none of them will show you a shoal. Do not navigate by this map.
Depth contours: Michigan DNR survey