Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border Marine Forecast

Hourly forecast at zone center

Hourly wind and waves

Gusts peak near 34kts around 12:00 AM, with waves reaching 5.4ft around 1:00 AM.

Sunday, October 11

6:10 AM CDT

Wind Now

18ktsS

Gusts:26kts

Wind Now: 18 kts; gusts 26 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.0102030405012AM6AM12PM6PM

Waves Now

4.1ftSW

Period3s

Waves Now: 4.1 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.0246812AM6AM12PM6PM

NOAA marine forecast

Text forecast

Updated 4:06am EDT Oct 11, 2026

Synopsis

South winds 20 to 30 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

Early This Morning

South winds 20 to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Today

South winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots after midnight, then becoming northeast 15 to 25 knots late. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet.

Tonight

East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet.

Monday

East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers through midnight, then showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet.

Monday Night

Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots backing north by mid afternoon. A chance of showers through early afternoon. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Tuesday

Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet.

Tuesday Night

Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering north. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet.

Wednesday

Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south 20 to 30 knots. Showers likely. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet.

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