Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 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.

LHZ422-021615-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to
the northwest after midnight. Partly cloudy. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ421-021615-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to
the northwest after midnight. Partly cloudy. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ441-021615-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots until early morning
becoming light and variable. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ442-021615-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest
after midnight. Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots until early
morning becoming light and variable. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LHZ443-021615-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
east after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

$$

LEZ444-021615-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
401 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable, then becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest
after midnight. Mostly clear. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the
east in the late evening and overnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.

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

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 75 degrees.

$$

MV

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