fzus53 kapx 301858
nshapx
expires:202607310300;;348969

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service gaylord mi
258 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lakes huron...
michigan and superior. 

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.


lmz346-310300-
manistee to point betsie mi-
258 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.through early evening...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. isolated
showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. isolated showers. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday night...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. showers likely.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 

see the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

fzus53 kgrb 301946
nshgrb
expires:202607302200;;350818

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service green bay wi
246 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz541>543-302200-
rock island passage to sturgeon bay wi-
sturgeon bay to two rivers wi-two rivers to sheboygan wi-
246 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

.this afternoon...s wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 2 ft or less. a
slight chance of showers. 
.tonight...sw wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. mostly cloudy. 
.friday...sw wind 5 to 10 kts backing s in the late morning and
afternoon. waves 2 ft or less. patchy smoke. . 
.friday night...ne wind 10 to 15 kts. waves 1 to 3 ft. a chance
of showers.  

$$

fzus53 kgrr 301806
nshgrr
expires:202607310800;;344713

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz846-310800-
holland to grand haven mi-
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds around 10 knots. mostly
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday...southwest winds around 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. cloudy with rain showers
likely. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely.
waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...north winds around 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...east winds around 10 knots backing west early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering southwest early
in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 301806
nshgrr
expires:202607310800;;344715

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz844-310800-
st joseph to south haven mi-
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.through early evening...west winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves less
than 1 foot. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering southeast in
the late evening and early morning, then backing east after
midnight. rain showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely.
waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots backing north 15 to
25 knots early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 10 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 301806
nshgrr
expires:202607310800;;344714

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz845-310800-
south haven to holland mi-
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.through early evening...west winds around 10 knots. mostly sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering northwest early in
the afternoon. partly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering east 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. cloudy with rain showers
likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves around 1 foot. 
.sunday...north winds around 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. mostly sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...east winds around 10 knots backing northwest early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tuesday...southeast winds around 10 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves less than 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 301806
nshgrr
expires:202607310800;;344712

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz847-310800-
grand haven to whitehall mi-
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. rain showers likely.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely.
waves around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet early in the afternoon. 
.monday...east winds around 10 knots veering southeast in the late
morning and early afternoon, then veering west early in the
afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...south winds around 10 knots veering southwest early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 301806
nshgrr
expires:202607310800;;344711

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz848-310800-
whitehall to pentwater mi-
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly
sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday night...north winds around 10 knots veering northeast in the
late evening and overnight. rain showers likely. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north early in
the afternoon. mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.saturday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds to 30 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday...east winds around 10 knots veering south in the late
morning and early afternoon, then veering west 10 to 15 knots early
in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves around 1 foot. 

$$

fzus53 kgrr 301806
nshgrr
expires:202607310800;;344710

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service grand rapids mi
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz849-310800-
pentwater to manistee mi-
206 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.through early evening...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly
sunny. waves around 1 foot. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast in
the late evening and overnight. cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots backing north early in the
afternoon. partly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers. waves
around 1 foot. 
.saturday night...north winds 10 to 20 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 30 knots early in
the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in
the late morning and afternoon. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering west 10 to 15 knots
early in the afternoon. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

$$

fzus53 kiwx 301918
nshiwx
expires:202607310215;;350054

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
318 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz046-310215-
michigan city in to new buffalo mi-
318 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.tonight...light and variable winds. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday...south winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 53 degrees and at michigan
city is 64 degrees.

$$

fzus53 kiwx 301918
nshiwx
expires:202607310215;;350053

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service northern indiana
318 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz043-310215-
new buffalo mi to st joseph mi-
318 pm edt thu jul 30 2026

.tonight...light and variable winds. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday...south winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature at st. joseph is 53 degrees and at michigan
city is 64 degrees.

$$

fzus53 klot 301540
nshlot
expires:202607302115;;338998

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
1040 am cdt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan

waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the
average height of the highest 10 percent of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.


lmz743>745-302115-
calumet harbor il to gary in-gary to burns harbor in-
burns harbor to michigan city in-
1040 am cdt thu jul 30 2026

.rest of today...north winds around 5 kt becoming northeast. 
sunny late in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 
around 1 ft.
.tonight...east winds around 5 kt becoming south late. partly 
cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 ft or 
less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 kt. partly cloudy in the morning,
then becoming cloudy. waves around 1 ft. 
.friday night...southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming east
overnight. rain. a slight chance of a thunderstorm. waves 1 to 2 
ft building to 2 to 4 ft.

$$

fzus53 klot 301540
nshlot
expires:202607302115;;338997

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service chicago/romeoville il
1040 am cdt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan

waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights, which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the waves, along with the
average height of the highest 10 percent of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.


lmz740>742-302115-
winthrop harbor to wilmette harbor il-
wilmette harbor to northerly island il-
northerly island to calumet harbor il-
1040 am cdt thu jul 30 2026

.rest of today...southeast winds around 5 kt. mostly sunny late 
in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 ft. 
.tonight...southeast winds around 10 kt becoming southwest late.
mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves
around 1 ft. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 kt becoming southeast in the
afternoon. chance of showers in the afternoon. waves 1 to 2 ft.
.friday night...east winds 10 to 20 kt. rain. a slight chance of 
a thunderstorm. waves 2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft.

$$

fzus53 kmkx 301810
nshmkx
expires:202607302200;;345096

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz643-302200-
sheboygan to port washington wi-
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

.rest of today...south wind 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots veering southwest late in
the evening, then becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after
midnight easing to 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday night...east wind 10 to 15 knots backing northeast late
in the evening, then rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight
becoming 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. chance of showers
through around midnight. slight chance of thunderstorms through
the night. showers after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to
2 to 4 feet early in the morning. a small craft advisory may be
needed. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 301810
nshmkx
expires:202607302200;;345097

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz644-302200-
port washington to north point light wi-
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

.rest of today...south wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy. waves
around 1 foot. 
.friday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday night...east wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering east
15 to 25 knots early in the morning. showers likely and slight
chance of thunderstorms through around midnight, then showers and
a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet
building to 3 to 4 feet after midnight. a small craft advisory
may be needed. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 301810
nshmkx
expires:202607302200;;345098

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz645-302200-
north point light to wind point wi-
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

.rest of today...south wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. partly sunny. waves around
1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. mostly cloudy through
around midnight then becoming partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot.
.friday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy. waves around
1 foot. 
.friday night...east wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then becoming east 15 to 20 knots after
midnight becoming 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms through around
midnight, then showers and a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. a small
craft advisory may be needed. 

$$

fzus53 kmkx 301810
nshmkx
expires:202607302200;;345099

nearshore marine forecast
national weather service milwaukee/sullivan wi
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake michigan


lmz646-302200-
wind point wi to winthrop harbor il-
110 pm cdt thu jul 30 2026

.rest of today...south wind 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves
around 1 foot. 
.tonight...south wind 5 to 10 knots veering southwest after
midnight. mostly cloudy through around midnight then becoming
partly cloudy. waves around 1 foot. 
.friday...southwest wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
morning, then becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves around 1 foot. 
.friday night...east wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
in the late evening and early morning, then becoming 15 to
25 knots early in the morning. showers likely through around
midnight. chance of thunderstorms through the night. showers
after midnight. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. a
small craft advisory may be needed. 

$$