Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 20kts around 2:00 AM, with waves reaching 1.6ft around 12:00 AM.

Sunday, October 11

6:10 AM CDT

Wind Now

9ktsSE

Gusts:10kts

Wind Now: 9 kts; gusts 10 kts. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

Waves Now

1.0ftSE

Period2s

Waves Now: 1.0 ft; period 2 seconds. Use left and right arrows to inspect hours; Escape to reset.

NOAA marine forecast

Updated 2:33am CDT Oct 11, 2026

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

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

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

Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Chance of showers.

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

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

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

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

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