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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
936 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Erie

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.

.SYNOPSIS...
A high pressure ridge averaging 30.00 inches exits slowly eastward
from the Lake Erie region through Monday. During Monday night
through Tuesday night, a low should wobble north-northeastward
from the Upper Mississippi Valley to Hudson Bay and deepen to
29.10 inches. This low track should allow a warm front to sweep
northeastward across Lake Erie Monday night through Tuesday
morning and a cold front to sweep eastward across the lake late
Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. Behind the cold front, a
trough averaging 29.80 inches should linger over Lake Erie on
Wednesday before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the
north-central United States and vicinity Wednesday night through
this Friday.

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Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM
offshoreline to US-Canadian border-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
936 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
increasing to 30 knots. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the-
Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-
936 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south and
increasing to 30 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
936 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers overnight.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northwest. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2703/
ERIE WEST 1/3 12210 11300 11310 12210 11310 11320. A chance of
showers Monday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight and Monday.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Monday evening.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11210 11200 11300 13200 11210 11320. Waves 1 to
2 feet overnight and Monday. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4
feet Monday evening.

ERIE EAST 1/3 14200 12100 11200 11310. Waves 2 feet or less.

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