Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1011 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 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.

LHZ422-091015-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
1011 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable, then becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy becoming
mostly sunny in the late morning and early afternoon becoming
partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-091015-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
1011 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in
the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny until late
afternoon, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers early in
the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-091015-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
1011 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in
the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy until late
afternoon then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy becoming
mostly sunny in the late morning and early afternoon becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers early in the afternoon. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ442-091015-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
1011 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy becoming
partly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon becoming
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ443-091015-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
1011 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet early in the morning.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy early in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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

$$

LEZ444-091015-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
1011 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 67 degrees.

$$

MR

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