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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1115 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

For waters within five nautical miles of shore on Lake Michigan

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Green Bay south of line from Cedar River to Rock Island Passage
and north of a line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI-
Green Bay south of line from Oconto WI to Little Sturgeon Bay WI-
1115 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kts. Waves 2 ft or less
building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Rain showers. 
.FRIDAY...N wind to 30 kts increasing to gales to 35 kts mid-day,
then decreasing to to 30 kts early in the afternoon. Waves 5 to
8 ft. Rain showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kts decreasing to 5 to 10 kts
after midnight. Waves 4 to 7 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after
midnight. Mostly clear. 
.SATURDAY...W wind 10 to 15 kts backing SW 15 to 25 kts in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. Sunny. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.  

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Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI-Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI-
1115 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kts. Waves 1 to 3 ft building
to 2 to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers late in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...NW wind 15 to 25 kts becoming N gales to 35 kts in the
late morning and afternoon. Gusts to 45 kts. Waves 4 to 7 ft
building to 6 to 10 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...N wind to 30 kts with gale force gusts to around
35 kts becoming NW 5 to 10 kts. Waves 5 to 8 ft. Mostly clear. 
.SATURDAY...W wind 10 to 15 kts backing SW 15 to 25 kts early in
the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Sunny. 

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Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI-
1115 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kts increasing to 15 to 25 kts
after midnight. Waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft after
midnight. Rain showers. 
.FRIDAY...N wind to 30 kts increasing to gales to 35 kts in the
late morning and afternoon. Gusts to 40 kts. Waves 4 to 7 ft
building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers in the
morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kts with gale force gusts to
around 35 kts backing NW 10 to 15 kts after midnight. Waves 4 to
7 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft after midnight. Mostly cloudy in the
evening then clearing. 
.SATURDAY...W wind 10 to 15 kts backing SW 15 to 25 kts in the
late morning and afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 ft building to 2 to 4 ft
in the afternoon. Sunny. 

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See Lake Michigan Open Lake Forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.