Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
468 FZUS61 KCLE 171326 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 926 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 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 30.00 inches will build from the north today and move south of Lake Erie on Tuesday. A cold front will cross the lake on Wednesday. High pressure of 30.20 inches will build back over the lake on Thursday and Friday. LEZ162>164-172015- 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- 926 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of showers late this morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ165>167-172015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 926 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves around 1 foot. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ061-168-169-172015- 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- 926 AM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ161-172015- MAFOR 1715/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13800 12100 11800 11700 11600. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13700 11810 13800 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Tuesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11700 12600 11700 11800 11100 12800. Waves 2 feet or less. $$