Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
515 FZUS53 KDTX 132046 NSHDTX Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 346 PM EST Thu Nov 13 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. LHZ422-140500- Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI- 346 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Clear in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ421-140500- Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay- 346 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning becoming light and variable, then becoming east 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ441-140500- Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI- 346 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southwest in the late morning and early afternoon, then backing to the east early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 20 to 25 knots early in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of light rain until late afternoon, then light rain likely early in the afternoon. 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. $$ LHZ442-140500- Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI- 346 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots veering to the southwest early in the afternoon. Cloudy. A chance of light rain until late afternoon, then light rain likely early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ443-140500- Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI- 346 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the southeast early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LEZ444-140500- Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI- 346 PM EST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Clear in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the morning becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5. The water temperature at Belle Isle is 42 degrees. $$ KDK You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online a www.weather.gov/greatlakes