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Recreational Forecast for the
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
256 AM PDT Wed Aug 13 2025

Waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.

...The Forecast for Boulder Basin...

Highest waves are expected today through Friday across mid-Boulder
Basin then northward to Callville Bay and Swallow Bay.

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs
104 to 109.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs 102 to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 80s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. 40 percent
chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. South winds 10
to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs 97 to 102.

...The Forecast for Virgin Basin...Overton Arm...Temple Basin...

Highest waves are expected today through Friday across southern
Virgin Basin and Overton Arm then northward to Stewarts Point and
Heron Islands on the Overton Arm.

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs
101 to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Lows in the mid to upper 80s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs 99 to
104. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then slight chance of showers after midnight. South
winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Lows in the 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning and afternoon. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Highs 95 to 100.

...The Forecast for Lake Mohave...

Highest waves are expected today through Friday across Cottonwood
Basin then northward to Cottonwood Cove, Six Mile Cove, and Pot Cove.

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs
108 to 113.
.TONIGHT...Clear. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet.
Lows in the mid to upper 80s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
Highs 106 to 111.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Lows in the mid to upper 80s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. 30 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Waves
1 to 3 feet. Highs 102 to 107.

...The forecast for Lake Havasu North Basin...

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs
107 to 112.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Waves less than a
foot. Lows near 90.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet.
Highs 105 to 110.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Lows near 90.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs 101 to
106.

...The forecast for Lake Havasu South Basin...

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs
108 to 113.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Waves less than a
foot. Lows in the mid to upper 80s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Highs 107 to 112. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after
midnight. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Lows in
the mid to upper 80s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs 103 to
108.

Thunderstorms imply gusty, erratic winds and waves. Strong winds
can occur before any rain or lightning. Always remain up to date
on the weather forecast.

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