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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
343 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 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 ridge averaging 30.00 inches will build into the region on
Saturday with an weak trough passing through Sunday. High pressure
averaging 30.20 inches will pass north of the Great Lakes Sunday
and Monday. A low averaging 29.50 inches will move across the
Northern Great Lakes region Tuesday.

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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-
343 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 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-
343 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers early. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then
a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers during the day. 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-
343 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of
showers from late morning on. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day,
then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2509/
ERIE WEST 1/3 13800 12100 13110. A chance of showers early this
morning. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11106 13800 14110. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12106 12810 14110. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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