Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
232 FZUS61 KCLE 280753 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 353 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 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... High pressure of 30.20 inches will persist over the Great Lakes through Tuesday before departing to the east on Wednesday and Thursday. A weak cold front will move across Lake Erie Thursday night into Friday. LEZ162-163-281415- 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- 353 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ164>167-281415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 353 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-281415- 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- 353 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-281415- MAFOR 2809/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11810 15800 11800. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 14800 12700 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 13100 12800 11700 12600. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. $$