Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
760 FZUS61 KCLE 060748 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 348 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 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... High pressure 30.20 inches will persist into Tuesday. Low pressure 29.30 inches will move east near Hudson Bay on Wednesday, extending a cold front across Lake Erie on Thursday. LEZ162-163-061415- 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- 348 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers from late morning on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ164>167-061415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 348 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-061415- 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- 348 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-061415- MAFOR 0609/ ERIE WEST 1/3 15110 12210. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12100 14110 12210. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 13100 13110 12200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$