Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI

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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.

LHZ422-090400-
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east early
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ421-090400-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner
Saginaw Bay-
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south
early in the morning. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east
early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the east early
in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ441-090400-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south
early in the morning. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east
early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning becoming
mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet
or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ442-090400-
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the south after
midnight. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east
early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LHZ443-090400-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots in the evening becoming light
and variable, then becoming south 5 to 10 knots early in the
morning. Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the east early
in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly
cloudy. Light showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves
2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
north after midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the
morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Huron Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

LEZ444-090400-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
354 PM EDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly clear. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then partly
cloudy with thunderstorms likely and a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the west
in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots early in the morning
becoming light and variable, then becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots early in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning
then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie Open Lake Forecast for days 3 through 5.

The water temperature at Belle Isle is 74 degrees.

$$

KGK

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