Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
761 FZUS61 KCLE 052056 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 456 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 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 north of Lake Erie will slowly build south over the lake through early next week. LEZ162-163-060215- 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- 456 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ164>167-060215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 456 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-060215- 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- 456 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .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 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-060215- MAFOR 0521/ ERIE WEST 1/3 16110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 11100 11110 12100 13110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 14100 11100 13110. Waves 2 feet or less. $$