Boat at your own risk....but those winds seem fine to me. SW is always good. IMO if I were in your boat 15+ gets "iffy".

 

wind from east yesterday and although it was a rather light wind the water in the western basin was very angry....use the island as shelter from the wind and waves.....

 

What type of boat? In a deep v your probably fine. In a 19' bass boat, not so much..

 

This. Exactly this.

 

Im whooped after standing on the trolling all day in that kind of wind, you can find calm water around the islands you just have to keep in mind that run back to the mainland at the end of the day. sw wind shouldn't be too bad.

 

It all depends on the boat, comfort level, and boat control skills. I like seeing 15 knot winds or less. Over 15 knots it depends on the direction...ramp used and target area. 15+ from NW, N, NE, or E will make the chute between the mainland, SBI, and Kelleys interesting.

Watch the gust prediction as well....some days there can be a big difference and some days the sustain winds are closer to the gust prediction.

 

I fish in a 19 foot deep v and it can handle some pretty rough seas. However, with that said...I don't particularly enjoy being out in rough seas. Its not that I feel unsafe it just is rough on me and my boat. lol

I generally trust the wave forecast if the wind is from the west or south or in between. When it is out of the north, east or in between however I am a lot more cautious, especially N or NE. It has been my experience that it is almost always rougher than the forecasted waves.

And like misdirection and reo pointed out...a deep V makes a big difference!

 

I'll be in a bass boat, I could always go to the harbors and fish largemouth if the winds make it too rough out by islands.
Thanks for everyone's input

 

The problem will be once you get out to the island and it kicks up.

 

I was out yesterday in my 16ft deep V. The wind picked up with gusts to 20 knots from the east. Waves were white capping.
I had to drive into the wind for 5 miles to get back to Walnut Creek. It took over an hour going 5mph. I was drenched from the splashing when I finally made it in.

 

keep in mind that, as noted by Misdirection, the wind speed and direction on the Lake especially can change in a very short time and you'll be in the jackpot ... 1-3s and a nice walleye chop can be 2-4 / 3-5 and you're dealing w/big rollers... from the N/NE are always much trickier, they build bigger waves because of the fetch all the way across 50 some miles of Lake Erie, and the west end kicks up faster ... when they blow in a big storm from E to W or W to E, the lake level an vary several feet between Toledo and Buffalo ... that drive in several miles against the wind can, as noted by TheDawg, be brutal