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Lake conditions
Opal Lake — 2026-10-18
Conditions overviewToday's environmental conditions for this lake. Pick a species above to layer its bite forecast on top.
- Season
- Fall
- Moon
- 46% illuminated, waxingFirst Quarter
- Est. surface temp
- 56.7°F
- Pressure
- 30.28 inHgStable
Est. water temp
56.7°F
v1 estimate from air temperature — not a sensor reading
Air vs. last week
17°F cooler
44°F now vs 61°F this time last week
Measured air temperature at the nearest weather station — not water
Sun & moon
- Sunrise
- 7:58 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
- Moonrise
- 3:30 PM
- Moonset
- —
Sky, wind & pressuremidday · 12 PM
- Cloud cover
- 1%
- Precip chance
- 0%
- Wind
- 15 mph SW
- Pressure
- 30.28 inHg Stable
Today's solunar periods
- Major: 6:31 AM–8:31 AM
- Minor: 3:00 PM–4:00 PM
- Major: 6:55 PM–8:55 PM
Location
Opal Lake · 44.9259, -84.6125
Map data © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors
Not for navigation
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