Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Rapids, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
253 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ849-060900-
Pentwater to Manistee MI-
253 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest winds to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves
6 to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then backing south 15 to 20 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers.
Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves
4 to 6 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots early in the afternoon. Snow showers likely. Waves 6 to
8 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots in the
late morning and afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet.

$$

LMZ848-060900-
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-
253 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Sunny. Waves
6 to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest in the
late morning and early afternoon, then backing south 15 to 25 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with a chance of
rain showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 9 to 13 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Waves 8 to
12 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots veering north 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
showers. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds to 30 knots backing northwest gales to
40 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Snow showers likely.
Waves 7 to 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 7 to 10 feet.

$$

LMZ847-060900-
Grand Haven to Whitehall MI-
253 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots backing south 10 to 20 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
40 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with rain
showers. Waves 4 to 6 feet building to 8 to 12 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots veering west to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Rain showers likely. Waves 7 to
11 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north 10 to
20 knots after midnight. Rain showers likely. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.SUNDAY...North winds to 30 knots backing northwest gales to
40 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Snow showers likely.
Waves 7 to 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming gales to 35 knots
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Waves 7 to 10 feet.

$$

LMZ846-060900-
Holland to Grand Haven MI-
253 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south in the late
morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet in the late morning and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with rain
showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 7 to 11 feet in the late
evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots veering west to 30 knots in
the late morning and afternoon. Rain showers likely. Waves 7 to
11 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots veering north 15 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Partly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the
late morning and afternoon.
.SUNDAY...North winds to 30 knots backing northwest gales to
40 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Snow showers likely.
Waves 7 to 10 feet building to 7 to 11 feet early in the afternoon.
.MONDAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
showers. Waves 7 to 10 feet.

$$

LMZ845-060900-
South Haven to Holland MI-
253 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 7 to 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south in the late
morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots increasing to gales to
35 knots after midnight. Cloudy with rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 6 to 8 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. Rain showers likely. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds to 30 knots veering northwest in the late
evening and early morning, then veering north 15 to 20 knots after
midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves 5 to
7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of rain showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
early in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 40 knots. Snow showers. Waves 9 to
13 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 7 to 11 feet.

$$

LMZ844-060900-
St Joseph to South Haven MI-
253 PM EST Wed Nov 5 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.THROUGH EARLY EVENING...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Mostly sunny.
Waves 6 to 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 20 knots
after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 6 to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering south in the late
morning and afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds to 30 knots. Cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the
afternoon. Rain showers likely. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 25 knots veering northwest in the
late evening and early morning, then veering north 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Waves
5 to 7 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with rain
showers likely. Waves 4 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet early in
the afternoon.
.SUNDAY...Northwest gales to 40 knots. Rain and snow showers likely.
Waves 9 to 13 feet.
.MONDAY...Northwest gales to 35 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of snow showers. Waves 9 to 13 feet.

$$