Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
926 FZUS53 KDTX 201447 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 947 AM EST Thu Nov 20 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. LHZ422-202300- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 947 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-202300- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 947 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain until early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy early in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-202300- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 947 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain early in the morning, then mostly sunny in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ442-202300- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 947 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of light rain early in the morning, then mostly sunny in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and overnight. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-202300- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 947 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of light rain. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain early in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-202300- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 947 AM EST Thu Nov 20 2025 .REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Patchy drizzle late in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy until early morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 42 degrees. $$ SF You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes