Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 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>144-171415-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
The Islands to Vermilion OH-
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 81 degrees, off Cleveland 75
degrees, and off Erie 79 degrees.

$$

LEZ145>147-171415-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Partly
sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet, then subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly sunny in the
morning, then clearing. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 81 degrees, off Cleveland 75
degrees, and off Erie 79 degrees.

$$

LEZ148-149-171415-
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally
around 10 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Partly sunny in the
morning, then clearing. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 81 degrees, off Cleveland 75
degrees, and off Erie 79 degrees.

$$