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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
403 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 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.

LEZ142-201445-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
403 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Mostly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 79 degrees, off Cleveland 76
degrees, and off Erie 75 degrees.

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LEZ143>145-201445-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
403 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of waterspouts. A slight chance of showers from late
morning on. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of waterspouts. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
waterspouts in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 79 degrees, off Cleveland 76
degrees, and off Erie 75 degrees.

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LEZ146>148-201445-
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
403 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance
of waterspouts with patchy fog early, then a chance of
waterspouts from late morning on. A slight chance of showers
early, then a chance of showers late this morning. A slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
waterspouts. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
waterspouts in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 79 degrees, off Cleveland 76
degrees, and off Erie 75 degrees.

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LEZ149-201445-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
403 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of
waterspouts with patchy fog this morning, then a chance of
waterspouts this afternoon. A chance of showers early, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this
morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of
showers in the evening. A chance of waterspouts. Waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mostly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 79 degrees, off Cleveland 76
degrees, and off Erie 75 degrees.

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