Wind & Wave forecast
Great lakes Coastal Forecast System - NOAA Wave forecast
This web site presents the wave hight and wave direction for Lake Michigan.
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=m&ext=wv&type=F&hr=05
Surfline - Lake Michigan Regional Wave Height
http://www.surfline.com/swell-forecast/great-lakes/lake-michigan_71761
Overview wind flow of NE USA
A great presentation of the wind patterns anywhere on earth. As a global web site, one must watch the units, as they are metric. It has a number of overlays that can be applied to the presentation.