


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
485 FZUS61 KCLE 080738 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 338 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 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... High pressure 30.50 inches builds across the Great Lakes region. The high will persist across the local area through the end of the week. A weak low pressure 30.10 inches will move east across Lake Erie on Saturday before high pressure 30.20 inches returns on Sunday into early next week. LEZ162-163-081415- 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- 338 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ164>167-081415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 338 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-081415- 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- 338 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-081415- MAFOR 0809/ ERIE WEST 1/3 15820 11120 11110. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14820 11820 11830 11120 11110. Waves 3 to 6 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 13820 11810 13820 11110. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$