Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
338 AM EST Mon Nov 17 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.

LEZ142-143-171515-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
338 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of rain
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Rain and
snow likely in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of rain in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 45 degrees, off Cleveland 51
degrees, and off Erie 48 degrees.

$$

LEZ144-145-171515-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
338 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. A slight chance of rain overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Rain
and snow likely in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of rain in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 45 degrees, off Cleveland 51
degrees, and off Erie 48 degrees.

$$

LEZ146>149-171515-
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
338 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. Snow with a slight chance of rain early, then snow
likely with a chance of rain late this morning. A chance of rain
this afternoon. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance
of rain. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. A chance of rain in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 45 degrees, off Cleveland 51
degrees, and off Erie 48 degrees.

$$