


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH
109 FZUS51 KCLE 040141 NSHCLE Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Cleveland OH 941 PM EDT Wed Sep 3 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>144-040815- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH- The Islands to Vermilion OH- 941 PM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms late. A chance of waterspouts late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday. The water temperature off Toledo is 70 degrees, off Cleveland 72 degrees, and off Erie 70 degrees. $$ LEZ145>147-040815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH- Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH- 941 PM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Mostly clear. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday. The water temperature off Toledo is 70 degrees, off Cleveland 72 degrees, and off Erie 70 degrees. $$ LEZ148-149-040815- Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 941 PM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of waterspouts in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday. The water temperature off Toledo is 70 degrees, off Cleveland 72 degrees, and off Erie 70 degrees. $$