WISCONSIN SHORE / 44.09° N

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FORECAST CONDITIONS

48-hour outlook

Local forecast time Fri, Oct 30 · 9:00 AM CDT

4kt

NNW wind from

Air temperature40°FSunny

Gusts 7 kt

Modeled waves 0.9 ft

Period / from 4s · NE

Sunrise7:24 AM

Sunset5:43 PM

Wind: NWS · retrieved 3m ago

Waves: Open-Meteo Marine · retrieved Just updated

Weather & daylight: Open-Meteo · retrieved 9m ago

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No live camera is linked here yet. Use the wind, local notes, and nearby observations to plan your visit.

HOURLY FORECAST

The next 48 hours

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Wind scale kt

0–4 kt5–9 kt10–14 kt15–19 kt20–24 kt25–29 kt30–34 kt35+ kt

Hourly wind, weather, and modeled wave forecasts in local time
Local time
Wind kt	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
From	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Gust kt	7	7	5	4	3	3	3	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	6	6	7	7	9	10	12	12	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	6
Weather °F	40Sunny	44Overcast	47Overcast	48Overcast	50Overcast	50Overcast	50Overcast	50Overcast	49Overcast	47Overcast	46Overcast	45Clear night	45Overcast	45Overcast	45Overcast	45Overcast	48Overcast	49Overcast	50Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	52Overcast	53Overcast	54Overcast	56Overcast	57Partly cloudy	56Overcast	56Overcast	55Overcast	55Overcast	54Overcast	52Overcast	53Overcast	52Overcast	52Overcast	52Overcast	52Overcast	52Overcast	53Overcast	52Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	50Overcast	50Partly cloudy	52Overcast	52Overcast	54Overcast
Waves ft	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0
Period s	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind / wave status	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh	fresh fresh

Colors show wind speed in knots; gusts use the same scale. Wind forecasts and offshore wave models are separate sources. Blank readings remain unavailable. Neighboring spots may share the same wave model cell.

EXPERIMENTAL MODEL

Surf estimate

7/100

0.9 ft modeled waves at 4s with cross-shore wind. Local shelter and breaking waves may differ.

Model estimate

Wind direction: Cross-shore · preferred fetch: E, SE
Wind strength: 4 kt · configured building range 14–28 kt
Wave energy: 0.9 ft at 4.1s · modeled offshore
Surface: Cross-shore wind; 4 kt

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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

The spot notes

SE blows in nicely; east can be chunky.

Local guide from the original spot list. These preferences are starting points for calibration.

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Wind & wave observations

Latest station readings · independent of the forecast hour above

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Offshore buoy / 45002 Reporting

North Michigan

Wave height 2.3ft 26m ago

Period 4.0s 26m ago

Water temp 55°F 26m ago

Observed wind 12kt 26m ago

NW 26m ago

Gust 16kt 26m ago

Northern basin · watch northerly wind building down the lake

Offshore buoy / 45214 Reporting

South Michigan Spotter

Wave height 2.6ft 1h 1m ago

Period 4.0s 1h 1m ago

Water temp 60°F 1h 1m ago

Wind not reported in the latest observations.

Southern basin · measured waves and water temperature

Offshore buoy / 45210 Reporting

Rawley Point East

Wave height 2.6ft 1h 20m ago

Period 5.0s 1h 20m ago

Water temp 56°F 1h 20m ago

Wind not reported in the latest observations.

Off Rawley Point · measured waves east of the Two Rivers area

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