Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
928 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.

LHZ422-012230-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. 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 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and
overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. A Small Craft Advisory
may be needed.

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

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LHZ421-012230-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Partly cloudy late 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 3 to 5 feet building to 6 to 9 feet after midnight. Waves
occasionally around 12 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

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

$$

LHZ441-012230-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing
to 10 to 15 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. A slight chance of light snow
after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. A slight
chance of light snow early in the morning. 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 4 to 6 feet in the late
evening and overnight. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. A Small
Craft Advisory may be needed.

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

$$

LHZ442-012230-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Partly cloudy late in the
morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 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 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy with a chance of light snow
early in the morning, then mostly sunny in the late morning and
afternoon. 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.

$$

LHZ443-012230-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy
late in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late evening and early morning, then becoming west 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 with light snow
likely early in the morning, then mostly sunny in the late
morning and afternoon. 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.

$$

LEZ444-012230-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
928 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy late 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. Light snow early in the
morning. 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 1 to 3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 38 degrees.

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