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Recreation Forecast

National Weather Service Grand Forks ND

403 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025



Here are the Recreation Area Forecasts...



Wave height forecasts represent the average of the highest 33% of

waves that occur in a given period. Since the significant wave

height is an average of the largest waves, mariners should be

aware that many individual waves will be higher.



For Devils Lake...



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.

.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 mph. Waves 1 foot or less.

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.





For the Upper and Lower Red Lakes...



.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 foot or less

building to 1 to 2 feet after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows in the

lower 60s.

.THURSDAY...Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 foot or

less. Chance of showers early in the evening. Chance of

thunderstorms until early morning, then chance of showers early

in the morning. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly

cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.





For Lake of the Woods...



.TONIGHT...Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Waves 1 foot or

less building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Mostly clear. Lows

in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY...Windy. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet

subsiding to 1 foot or less after midnight. Chance of

thunderstorms until early morning. Showers likely through the

night. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.





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Lake Wind/Wave Forecasts
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Notice:  Wave height forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third (33%) of waves (measured from trough to crest) that occur in a given period. Since the Significant Wave Height is an average of the largest waves, mariners should be aware that many individual waves will probably be higher.