


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
097 FZUS61 KCLE 301408 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1008 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 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... A weak cold front will clip the eastern basin of Lake Erie early today. Canadian high pressure 30.30 inches then builds south over the Lower Great Lakes Tuesday through late week. LEZ162-163-302015- 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- 1008 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>167-302015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1008 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ061-168-169-302015- 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- 1008 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ161-302015- MAFOR 3015/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11110 12120 11130 13230 11220. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Wednesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 12120 11130 13230 11220. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 6 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet tonight. Waves 5 to 8 feet, and occasionally around 10 feet Wednesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11110 12120 11130 12230 12220. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet this afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Wednesday morning. $$