Blue Wake
Small Craft Advisoryuntil Jul 29, 7:00 AM CT

Small Craft Advisory issued July 29 at 1:58AM CDT until July 29 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

Blue Wake Score

49out of 100
Sloppy

Rough ride. Probably skip.

Michigan City, IN · Large cruiser · as of Jul 29, 5:49 AM CT

Your boat

Scoring tuned to a large cruisere.g. Sea Ray Sundancer 320.

Current conditions

Why it's a 49

starts at 100
  • Wind4

    12 kt sustained

  • Onshore wind3

    wind out of the NNE pushing waves at the channel

  • Waves25

    3.6 ft

  • Wave steepness4

    3.6 ft on a 6 s period = short, steep chop

  • Small Craft Advisory15

    NWS advisory in effect — conditions hazardous to small craft are expected

Blue Wake Score49

How the call changes by boat

Small
44
Sloppy
Mid cruiser
49
Sloppy
Large cruiser
49
Sloppy
yours
Big boat
49
Sloppy

Channel & lake

River outflow
82 cfs
19 min ago
Calumet Harbor level
steady
13 min ago

Sources: USGS river gauge (Trail Creek), NOAA CO-OPS water levels. As of Jul 29, 5:49 AM CT.

7-day planner

Best bet
Thu AM
99
Glass

Live radar

Radar & map by Windy.com.

Accuracy

Calibrating. Blue Wake logs each day's call and grades it against what the buoy actually did the next day; the honesty stat appears once a few days have been graded.