Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
339 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-082100-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
339 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the morning, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon veering northeast late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves
3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet late in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the evening, then veering east after midnight becoming
east 5 to 10 knots early in the morning. Clear. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then veering south early in the afternoon
rising to 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South wind 15 to 20 knots veering southwest
early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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LMZ644-082100-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
339 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the morning, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon veering northeast late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves
3 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet in the late evening and overnight.
.THURSDAY...Southeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming 5 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then veering south 10 to 15 knots in the
afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet after midnight.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ645-082100-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
339 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet.
.TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the morning, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon veering northeast late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves
4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet late in the morning, then
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots becoming 5 to 15 knots late
in the morning, then becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late
morning and early afternoon, then building to 2 to 4 feet late in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

$$
LMZ646-082100-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
339 AM CDT Wed Oct 8 2025

.EARLY THIS MORNING...North wind 15 to 20 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.TODAY...North wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to 15 knots late
in the morning, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the
afternoon veering northeast late in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves
4 to 6 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet late in the morning, then
subsiding to 3 to 4 feet in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots after midnight, then veering southeast early in the
morning. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...South wind 5 to 10 knots rising to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then becoming south 10 to 15 knots early in
the afternoon backing southeast late in the afternoon. Sunny.
Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning
and afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast wind 10 to 15 knots veering south
early in the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Wave heights are for ice free areas.

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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Friday through Sunday.