Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANE), 8Y4 is currently IFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Surfside Seaplane Base in Lino Lakes, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4) is a seaplane base in Lino Lakes, MN. 8Y4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANE, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (N, NE, S, SW), the longest 6,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANE, 4 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KANE 281055Z AUTO 11003KT 8SM OVC007 11/11 A3002 RMK AO2 T01110111
What changed at KANE (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8Y4
Based on the nearest station (KANE), 8Y4 is currently IFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 880 ft). 8Y4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSP, about 17 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,500 ft | WATER | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| NE | 6,500 ft | WATER | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| S | 2,500 ft | WATER | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| SW | 6,500 ft | WATER | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→3 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → 700 ft.
8Y4 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8Y4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MSP UA /OV ANE/TM 1044/FLDURD/TP C310/SK B016
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ANELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1044Reported at 10:44 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP C310Aircraft type reporting.SK B016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV MSP320015/TM 0943/FL046/TP C402/SK B015 OVC T046/TA 12/IC NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSP320015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0943Reported at 09:43 UTC.FL046Altitude: 4,600 ft MSL.TP C402Aircraft type reporting.SK B015 OVC T046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8Y4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANE reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 45 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/NE/S/SW
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- May-Oct Daily DAWN-DUSK local; Nov-Apr Unatndd all day
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Beaching gear · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 8Y4
- City
- Lino Lakes
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 880 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1500, -93.1169
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KANE
- TAF
- Nearest KMSP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Surfside Seaplane Base (8Y4)
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