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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
345 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ142-211415-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
345 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southwest. Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 78 degrees, off Cleveland 77
degrees, and off Erie 74 degrees.

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LEZ143>145-211415-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
345 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of waterspouts
this morning. A slight chance of drizzle through early afternoon.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 78 degrees, off Cleveland 77
degrees, and off Erie 74 degrees.

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LEZ146>148-211415-
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
345 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of waterspouts
this morning. A slight chance of drizzle through early afternoon.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 78 degrees, off Cleveland 77
degrees, and off Erie 74 degrees.

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LEZ149-211415-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
345 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of very
light drizzle early. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and
diminishing to less than 10 knots overnight. Mostly clear. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 78 degrees, off Cleveland 77
degrees, and off Erie 74 degrees.

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