Wisconsin point

NDBC buoy 45217

Observed , 4 hours ago

Elevated

Tonight

Water 59°F. Tonight: East Wind 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts To Around 20 Knots Becoming Southeast 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight.

Based on the zone forecast for tonight. This buoy does not measure wind or sea state.

It tells you it is rough now. The app tells you before it gets rough, with alerts at the wind and wave limits you set.

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Water temp

59°F

Last 8 hours58 to 59°F

Zone forecast

Tonight

East Wind 10 To 15 Knots With Gusts To Around 20 Knots Becoming Southeast 5 To 10 Knots After Midnight. Partly Cloudy In The Evening Then Becoming Mostly Cloudy. Waves 1 To 3 Feet Subsiding To 1 To 2 Feet In The Late Evening And Overnight.

Thursday

South Wind 5 To 10 Knots Becoming Southeast Late In The Afternoon. Chance Of Rain Showers In The Afternoon. Waves 1 Foot Or Less.

Thursday Night

Southeast Wind 5 Knots Becoming South After Midnight. Slight Chance Of Rain Showers In The Evening. Waves 1 Foot Or Less.

NWS zone Duluth MN to Port Wing WI

Last 24 hours

Time Water
59°F
59°F
59°F
58°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours.

4 stations within 30 NM

Duluth, MN 6 NM NW Pokegama Bay, Lake Superior Reserve, WI 6 NM WSW Western Lake Superior 9 NM NE McQuade Harbor Nearshore, MN 10 NM NNE

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Common questions

How often does buoy 45217 report?

temperature update about every 10 minutes.

Can I be notified when conditions change at buoy 45217?

Buoycast Pro lets you set your own limits on wind, waves or pressure and sends a threshold notification when this buoy crosses them.

Does this page show NOAA warnings for this area?

Watches, warnings, and advisories for Duluth MN to Port Wing WI appear alongside the conditions, here and in the app. Pro also pushes NOAA watches, warnings, and advisories when they are issued.

Can I see the forecast against what buoy 45217 measured?

This page shows measurements only. Buoycast Pro charts the NOAA forecast against them so you can see where the two diverge.

Can I keep buoy 45217 for next time?

Save it as a favorite and Buoycast opens on the buoys you run.

What this buoy measures

This buoy is not reporting wind, waves, air temperature or barometric pressure. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the buoy.

Station 45217
46°42'29" N 92°00'00" W · owned and maintained by University of Minnesota, Duluth

Measured on the water by 1,000+ NOAA buoys. Observations from the National Data Buoy Center, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.