Latest Great Lakes Marine Forecast by KMQT
Issued 5/1/2026 4:01 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/1/2026 4:00 PM America/New_York.
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open lake forecast for lake superior
national weather service marquette mi
401 am edt fri may 1 2026
for waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on lake superior.
waves are the significant wave height - the average of the
highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. occasional wave height is the
average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.
.synopsis...
weak ridging persists between 30.0 and 30.1 inches over lake
superior until saturday morning as a 30.3 inch high slowly shifts
east into northwest ontario and hudson bay. troughing of 29.7 inches
then moves over the lake saturday night and deepens with time before
a 29.3 inch low moves over the lake by monday. weak ridging of 29.8
inches builds back over lake superior by tuesday in the wake of the
low.
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lake superior west of a line from saxon harbor wi to grand
portage mn beyond 5nm-
401 am edt fri may 1 2026 /301 am cdt fri may 1 2026/
.early this morning...north winds 5 to 15 knots. waves calm to
2 feet.
.today...north winds 5 to 15 knots veering east in the afternoon,
then veering south late. waves calm to 2 feet.
.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight.
waves calm to 2 feet.
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots backing south late.
waves calm to 2 feet.
.saturday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after
midnight. a slight chance of rain showers through midnight. waves
calm to 2 feet.
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 10 to 20 knots
by mid afternoon. waves calm to 2 feet.
.sunday night...west winds 10 to 20 knots backing southwest after
midnight. a chance of rain showers after midnight. waves calm to
2 feet.
.monday...west winds 15 to 25 knots veering northwest. rain
showers likely. waves building to 1 to 3 feet, then subsiding to
calm to 2 feet.
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots veering northwest. waves calm
to 2 feet.
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