Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
310 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

LHZ422-011615-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
310 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning becoming
mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A chance of light snow until
early morning, then a slight chance of light snow after midnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming
southwest 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 30
knots. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the late evening and
overnight. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory
may be needed.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ421-011615-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
310 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing
to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the
morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy with a chance
of light snow. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
30 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ441-011615-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
310 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots late in the morning, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late
morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A slight
chance of light snow early in the evening, then a chance of light
snow in the late evening and early morning. A slight chance of
light snow after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
30 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet
in the late evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ442-011615-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
310 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing
to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the
morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. A slight
chance of light snow early in the evening, then a chance of light
snow in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy
until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ443-011615-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
310 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny in the
morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Cloudy. A slight chance of light snow
early in the evening, then a chance of light snow in the late
evening and early morning. Light snow likely after midnight.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy early in the
morning becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LEZ444-011615-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
310 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable. Partly cloudy in the morning
becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west
after midnight. A chance of light snow early in the evening, then
light snow in the late evening and overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy early in
the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening becoming
mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 38 degrees.

$$

MR

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