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Nearshore Marine Forecast

National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

710 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026



For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan



LMZ643-201600-

Sheboygan to Port Washington WI-

710 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026



.TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots veering northeast late in the

afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to

4 feet in the afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves

2 to 4 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny in the

morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding

to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to

15 knots late in the evening, then becoming east 15 to 20 knots

after midnight easing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning.

Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet. 



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LMZ644-201600-

Port Washington to North Point Light WI-

710 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026



.TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots veering northeast late in the

morning, then rising to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Mostly

sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet in the

afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots

late in the evening, then becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after

midnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 

.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to

15 knots late in the morning, then becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then

becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to

3 feet late in the afternoon. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering east

early in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 



$$

LMZ645-201600-

North Point Light to Wind Point WI-

710 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...



.TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to

20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Partly sunny in the

morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 4 feet

in the late morning and afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming 10 to 20 knots

after midnight, then becoming 15 to 20 knots early in the

morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to 6 feet

in the late evening and overnight. 

.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots easing to 10 to

15 knots late in the morning, then becoming northeast 10 to

15 knots in the afternoon. Mostly sunny in the morning then

becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering east

10 to 20 knots after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 



$$

LMZ646-201600-

Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL-

710 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...



.TODAY...North wind 10 to 15 knots rising to 15 to 20 knots late

in the morning, then veering northeast in the afternoon. Partly

sunny in the morning then clearing. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to

3 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon. 

.TONIGHT...North wind 15 to 20 knots veering northeast early in

the morning. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet building to 4 to

6 feet in the late evening and overnight. 

.THURSDAY...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to

15 knots late in the morning, then backing northeast early in the

afternoon becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts to around

20 knots late in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast wind 15 to 20 knots veering east

after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 4 feet. 



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See Lake Michigan Open Waters Forecast for Friday through Sunday.