Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
383 FZUS61 KCLE 030858 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 358 AM EST Tue Nov 3 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... A ridge averaging 30.00 inches will be over the eastern Great Lakes today. Low pressure over the Upper Midwest on Wednesday will pull an occluded front with pressure of 29.80 inches across Lake Erie Wednesday night. Low pressure will eventually slide east across the Great Lakes Thursday night and Friday, pulling a cold front across Lake Erie. High pressure of 30.10 inches will build into the Ohio Valley over the weekend. LEZ162>164-031515- 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- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 358 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Rain in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ165>168-031515- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 358 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-169-031515- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 358 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain early. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-031515- MAFOR 0310/ ERIE WEST 1/3 16410. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 16410. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12410 11400 11500 11400 13410. A chance of rain this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$