Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
310 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ142-143-160315-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
310 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Thursday through Saturday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 34 degrees, off Cleveland 40
degrees, and off Erie 38 degrees.

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LEZ144>147-160315-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
310 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A slight chance of snow after midnight. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Cloudy
in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Thursday through Saturday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 34 degrees, off Cleveland 40
degrees, and off Erie 38 degrees.

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LEZ148-149-160315-
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
310 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. A slight chance of snow in the morning. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to
30 knots. Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to
25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Thursday through Saturday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 34 degrees, off Cleveland 40
degrees, and off Erie 38 degrees.

$$