Nearshore Marine Forecast
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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-010400-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 25 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
late in the evening, then becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after
midnight easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Patchy
smoke. Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet in the late
evening and early morning, then subsiding to 3 to 4 feet early in
the morning.
.FRIDAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots veering northeast late in the
afternoon. Areas of smoke. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 15 knots backing north 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing
northwest early in the morning. Areas of smoke through around
midnight, then patchy smoke after midnight. Waves around 1 foot.
.SATURDAY...Northwest wind 5 to 10 knots veering north late in
the morning, then veering southeast early in the afternoon
becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny.
Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ644-010400-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots veering northeast late in
the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots after midnight easing
to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Areas of smoke in the
evening, then patchy smoke in the late evening and overnight.
Waves 5 to 7 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Areas of smoke. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then backing north after midnight
becoming north 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Areas of smoke
through around midnight, then patchy smoke after midnight. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late evening and
overnight.
.SATURDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots veering southeast late in
the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ645-010400-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots veering northeast late in
the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots after midnight easing
to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Areas of smoke in the
evening, then patchy smoke in the late evening and early morning.
Areas of smoke early in the morning. slight chance of showers
after midnight. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after
midnight, then subsiding to 4 to 6 feet early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. Areas of smoke. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then backing
north early in the morning. Areas of smoke through around
midnight, then patchy smoke after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots veering east late in the
afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ646-010400-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 25 knots veering northeast late in
the evening, then becoming 15 to 20 knots after midnight veering
east 10 to 20 knots early in the morning. Areas of smoke in the
evening, then patchy smoke late in the evening. Areas of smoke
after midnight. slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves
5 to 7 feet building to 6 to 8 feet late in the evening, then
subsiding to 5 to 7 feet after midnight subsiding to 4 to 6 feet
early in the morning.
.FRIDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots
late in the afternoon. Areas of smoke. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Areas of smoke
through around midnight, then patchy smoke after midnight. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet after midnight.
.SATURDAY...North wind 5 to 10 knots veering east late in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.