Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake. Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 19kts around 3:00 AM, with waves reaching 1.2ft around 12:00 AM.

Sunday, October 11

8:10 AM EDT

Wind Now

8ktsSE

Gusts:9kts

Wind Now: 8 kts; gusts 9 kts. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wind speed and gust forecastSustained wind is shown in cyan and gusts in blue-gray. Dashed lines show past conditions. Direction arrows show where the wind is traveling.051015202512AM6AM12PM6PM

Waves Now

0.6ftSE

Period2s

Waves Now: 0.6 ft; period 2 seconds. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Hourly wave height and period forecastWave height is shown in blue. The dashed line shows past conditions. Direction arrows show where the waves are traveling.00.511.5212AM6AM12PM6PM

NOAA marine forecast

Text forecast

Updated 2:33am CDT Oct 11, 2026

Synopsis

Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt becoming south. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft subsiding to 3 to 5 ft.

Today

South winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft.

Tonight

South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt.

Monday

Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers.

Monday Night

West winds 10 to 20 kt becoming northwest 15 to 25 kt.

Tuesday

North winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt. Waves 4 to 6 ft occasionally to 8 ft.

Tuesday Night

North winds 10 to 20 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft.

Wednesday

East winds 15 to 25 kt. Chance of showers. Waves 5 to 8 ft occasionally to 10 ft.

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