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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
347 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 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 30.50 inches over eastern Canada will continue to
build south into the New England states and strengthen to 30.60
inches by Saturday. This high will continue south along the East
Coast on Sunday. A weak front will cross the Great Lakes on
Monday. High pressure 30.50 inches will return from the northeast
on Tuesday.

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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-
347 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Patchy
fog this morning. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

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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-
347 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

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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-
347 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

$$

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MAFOR 2309/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11100 11200 11200 19204 11100 12210 11200 11300.
Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13200 11100 11110 11210 11200 11300. Waves 1 to
3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 13200 12100 11200 11300 11400. Waves 1 to 3 feet
today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

$$