Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
349 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 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.

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Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
349 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 65 degrees, off Cleveland 66
degrees, and off Erie 65 degrees.

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The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
349 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 65 degrees, off Cleveland 66
degrees, and off Erie 65 degrees.

$$

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Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
349 AM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.TODAY...South winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. A
slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 65 degrees, off Cleveland 66
degrees, and off Erie 65 degrees.

$$