National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS53 KDTX

FZUS53 KDTX 280750
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Nearshore Marine Forecast for Michigan
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
350 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

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.

LHZ422-281600
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI
350 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

TODAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

TONIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

THURSDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

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LHZ421-281600
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay
350 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

TODAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

TONIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

THURSDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

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LHZ441-281600
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI
350 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

TODAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TONIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

THURSDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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

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LHZ442-281600
Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI
350 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

TODAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TONIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

THURSDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny early in the morning becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

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LHZ443-281600
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI
350 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

TODAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

TONIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

THURSDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

THURSDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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

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LEZ444-281600
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI
350 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

TODAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots in the morning becoming light and variable, then becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots late in the afternoon. Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.

TONIGHT
South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

THURSDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. A chance of light rain early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy early in the evening 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 56 degrees.

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