Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 29kts around 12:00 AM, with waves reaching 4.3ft around 1:00 AM.

Sunday, October 11

7:08 AM CDT

Wind Now

11ktsSSW

Gusts:17kts

Wind Now: 11 kts; gusts 17 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.01020304012AM6AM12PM6PM

Waves Now

2.7ftSSW

Period3s

Waves Now: 2.7 ft; period 3 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.024612AM6AM12PM6PM

NOAA marine forecast

Text forecast

Updated 4:06am EDT Oct 11, 2026

Gale Watch In Effect From Late Tonight Through Monday Evening

Synopsis

Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Early This Morning

Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.

Today

Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to gales to 35 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves building to 5 to 8 feet occasionally to 10 feet.

Tonight

Northeast gales to 35 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

Monday

Northeast winds 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Showers. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Monday Night

Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots by mid afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Tuesday

Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.

Tuesday Night

Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering east. Waves calm to 2 feet.

Wednesday

Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots becoming west gales to 35 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet.

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