Offshore buoy / 45002
Reporting
North Michigan
Wave height
2.3ft
Period
4.0s
Water temp
55°F
Observed wind
12kt
NW
25m ago
Gust
16kt
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WISCONSIN SHORE / 43.388° N
Port Washington
FORECAST CONDITIONS
48-hour outlookLocal forecast time
4kt
N
wind from
Air temperature41°FOvercast
Gusts
6 kt
Modeled waves
1.4 ft
Period / from
4s · NNE
Sunrise
Sunset
Wind: NWS · retrieved 2m ago
Waves: Open-Meteo Marine · retrieved 6m ago
Weather & daylight: Open-Meteo · retrieved 9m ago
A LOOK AT THE WATER
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HOURLY FORECAST
The next 48 hours
Wind scale kt
0–4 kt5–9 kt10–14 kt15–19 kt20–24 kt25–29 kt30–34 kt35+ kt
| Local time | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind kt | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| From | N | N | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | — — | — — | SW | S |
| Gust kt | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Weather °F | 41Overcast | 45Overcast | 48Overcast | 50Overcast | 50Overcast | 51Overcast | 51Overcast | 51Overcast | 50Overcast | 48Overcast | 46Overcast | 46Overcast | 46Overcast | 46Overcast | 48Overcast | 49Overcast | 50Overcast | 51Overcast | 52Overcast | 53Overcast | 53Overcast | 53Overcast | 53Overcast | 53Overcast | 54Overcast | 55Overcast | 54Overcast | 54Overcast | 54Overcast | 55Overcast | 56Overcast | 56Overcast | 54Overcast | 54Overcast | 54Overcast | 53Rain | 53Overcast | 53Overcast | 52Overcast | 52Overcast | 52Overcast | 52Overcast | 51Overcast | 50Partly cloudy | 52Partly cloudy | 52Overcast | 53Overcast | 53Overcast | 54Overcast |
| Waves ft | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 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 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Period s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 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.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
The spot notes
NE favors longer fetch; possible wind shadow on due south.
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
Offshore buoy / 45214
Reporting
South Michigan Spotter
Wave height
2.6ft
Period
4.0s
Water temp
60°F
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
Period
5.0s
Water temp
56°F
Wind not reported in the latest observations.
Off Rawley Point · measured waves east of the Two Rivers area
Coastal wind station / PWAW3
Reporting
Port Washington
Observed wind
6kt
WNW
15m ago
Gust
—
Not reported
Local wind context for Port Washington; wind readings are useful on their own
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