WISCONSIN SHORE / 43.747° N

Sheboygan — Blue Harbor

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FORECAST CONDITIONS

48-hour outlook

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

4kt

N wind from

Air temperature42°FPartly cloudy

Gusts 6 kt

Modeled waves 1.5 ft

Period / from 4s · NNE

Sunrise7:24 AM

Sunset5:44 PM

Wind: NWS · retrieved 2m ago

Waves: Open-Meteo Marine · retrieved 6m ago

Weather & daylight: Open-Meteo · retrieved 8m ago

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HOURLY FORECAST

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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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	9	9	9	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	4
From	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	E	E	E	E	E	E	— —	— —	— —	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SW	— —	— —	— —	— —	SW	S
Gust kt	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	9	11	12	14	16	17	17	17	18	17	16	16	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	7
Weather °F	42Partly cloudy	45Overcast	46Overcast	49Overcast	50Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	50Overcast	50Overcast	47Overcast	46Clear night	46Overcast	45Overcast	45Overcast	45Overcast	46Overcast	47Overcast	49Overcast	50Overcast	51Overcast	50Overcast	50Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	53Overcast	54Overcast	57Overcast	56Overcast	55Overcast	55Overcast	56Overcast	56Overcast	55Overcast	54Overcast	53Overcast	53Overcast	53Overcast	52Rain	52Overcast	52Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	51Overcast	50Partly cloudy	50Partly cloudy	52Overcast	52Overcast	53Overcast	54Overcast
Waves ft	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9
Period s	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	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	3	3	3	3	3
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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

19/100

1.5 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, NE, SE
Wind strength: 4 kt · configured building range 12–28 kt
Wave energy: 1.5 ft at 4.2s · modeled offshore
Surface: Cross-shore wind; 4 kt

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Wind & wave observations

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Offshore buoy / 45002 Reporting

North Michigan

Wave height 2.3ft 25m ago

Period 4.0s 25m ago

Water temp 55°F 25m ago

Observed wind 12kt 25m ago

NW 25m ago

Gust 16kt 25m ago

Northern basin · watch northerly wind building down the lake

Offshore buoy / 45214 Reporting

South Michigan Spotter

Wave height 2.6ft 1h 0m ago

Period 4.0s 1h 0m ago

Water temp 60°F 1h 0m 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 19m ago

Period 5.0s 1h 19m ago

Water temp 56°F 1h 19m ago

Wind not reported in the latest observations.

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

Coastal wind station / SGNW3 Reporting

Sheboygan

Observed wind 6kt 25m ago

NNW 25m ago

Gust 8kt 25m ago

Local wind context for Sheboygan; not a breaking-wave measurement

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