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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 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 move south of Lake Erie today. A
cold front will move south across the lake on Wednesday. High
pressure 30.20 inches will build over the lake on Thursday and
Friday. Low pressure 30.10 inches will enter the central Great
Lakes region on Saturday with a cold front approaching Lake Erie
from the west.

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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-
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less
than 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance
of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.TODAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A
chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
335 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 1809/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 12600 12500 13510. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12800 12600 14510. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11800 11700 12600 12500 12510. A chance of showers
overnight. Waves 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

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