Offshore buoy / 45002
Reporting
North Michigan
Wave height
4.6ft
Period
5.0s
Water temp
55°F
Observed wind
21kt
N
38m ago
Gust
27kt
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WISCONSIN SHORE / 43.759° N
Sheboygan — Elbow
FORECAST CONDITIONS
48-hour outlookLocal forecast time
22kt
N
wind from
Air temperature37°FClear night
Gusts
28 kt
Modeled waves
4.7 ft
Period / from
5s · NNE
Sunrise
Sunset
Wind: NWS · retrieved 3m ago
Waves: Open-Meteo Marine · retrieved 8m ago
Weather & daylight: Open-Meteo · retrieved 8m ago
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HOURLY FORECAST
The next 48 hours
Wind scale kt
0–4 kt5–9 kt10–14 kt15–19 kt20–24 kt25–29 kt30–34 kt35+ kt
| Local time | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind kt | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| From | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW |
| Gust kt | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Weather °F | 37Clear night | 36Clear night | 36Overcast | 36Clear night | 35Clear night | 35Partly cloudy | 36Sunny | 38Sunny | 40Sunny | 42Partly cloudy | 42Overcast | 42Overcast | 41Overcast | 40Overcast | 40Overcast | 39Overcast | 38Overcast | 38Overcast | 38Overcast | 38Overcast | 38Overcast | 38Overcast | 37Overcast | 35Partly cloudy | 34Clear night | 34Overcast | 35Overcast | 34Partly cloudy | 32Partly cloudy | 32Overcast | 32Overcast | 33Overcast | 34Overcast | 35Overcast | 37Overcast | 39Overcast | 40Overcast | 41Overcast | 41Overcast | 42Overcast | 41Overcast | 41Overcast | 40Clear night | 39Clear night | 39Clear night | 38Clear night | 39Clear night | 39Clear night | 39Clear night |
| Waves ft | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Period s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind / wave status | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh | fresh fresh |
Colors show wind speed in knots; gusts use the same scale. Wind forecasts and offshore wave models are separate sources. Blank readings remain unavailable. Neighboring spots may share the same wave model cell.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
The spot notes
Classic. Takes a variety of easterlies; NE fetch lights it up.
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Wind & wave observations
Latest station readings · independent of the forecast hour above
Offshore buoy / 45214
Reporting
South Michigan Spotter
Wave height
8.9ft
Period
7.0s
Water temp
57°F
Wind not reported in the latest observations.
Southern basin · measured waves and water temperature
Offshore buoy / 45210
Reporting
Rawley Point East
Wave height
8.2ft
Period
7.0s
Water temp
52°F
Wind not reported in the latest observations.
Off Rawley Point · measured waves east of the Two Rivers area
Coastal wind station / SGNW3
Reporting
Sheboygan
Observed wind
13kt
NNW
28m ago
Gust
18kt
Local wind context for Sheboygan; not a breaking-wave measurement
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