Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
Issued by NWS Gaylord, MI
125 FZUS53 KAPX 210236 NSHAPX Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 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. LSZ321-211045- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LSZ322-211045- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. .TUESDAY...East wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ341-211045- Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ342-211045- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ323-211045- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ344-345-211045- Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LMZ346-211045- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ345-211045- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ346-211045- St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ347-211045- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...East wind 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ348-211045- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .OVERNIGHT...East wind 10 to 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots. Partly cloudy early in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ LHZ349-211045- Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- 1036 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .OVERNIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet. See the open lakes forecast for days 3 through 5. $$ SJC