Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1105 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

LMZ643-211000-
Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-
1105 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots becoming north
late in the evening, then backing northwest after midnight
backing west early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves around
1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 to 10 knots backing south late in the
afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
LMZ644-211000-
Port Washington to North Point Light WI-
1105 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the late morning and
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 5 to 10 knots backing north late
in the evening, then easing to 5 knots after midnight backing
northwest early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves around
1 foot.
.FRIDAY...West wind 5 knots rising to 5 to 10 knots late in the
morning, then backing southwest early in the afternoon backing
south late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves nearly calm.

$$
LMZ645-211000-
North Point Light to Wind Point WI-
1105 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
around 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
late in the morning, then becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots early
in the afternoon rising to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon.
Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North wind 5 to 10 knots easing to 5 knots
early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves around 1 foot.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 knots becoming west late in the
morning, then backing south early in the afternoon becoming south
5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves around
1 foot.

$$
LMZ646-211000-
Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-
1105 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots with gusts to
around 20 knots veering east early in the morning. Mostly clear.
Waves 3 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon, then rising to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North wind 10 to 15 knots easing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then veering northeast after
midnight becoming north early in the morning. Mostly clear. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest wind 5 knots veering southeast early in the
afternoon, then rising to 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon.
Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot.

$$
See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Saturday through Monday.