Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
952 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 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.

LHZ422-092200-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
952 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers early
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers early in the
evening, then showers in the late evening and early morning.
Light showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LHZ421-092200-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
952 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
southeast in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. A chance of showers early in the
evening, then showers in the late evening and early morning.
Light showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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

$$

LHZ441-092200-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
952 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers early
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Light showers until early morning, then
showers likely after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet after midnight.

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

$$

LHZ442-092200-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
952 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy
late in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...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 increasing to 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy until late afternoon
becoming mostly sunny. A slight chance of. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.

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

$$

LHZ443-092200-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
952 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
Partly cloudy early in the morning becoming mostly sunny. A
slight chance of. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Mostly cloudy with
showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

$$

LEZ444-092200-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
952 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east
5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy with a
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 66 degrees.

$$

SF

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