Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
874 FZUS61 KCLE 290137 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 937 PM EDT Tue Jul 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... A trough averaging 29.70 inches will linger across the lake through Wednesday before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds east across Lake Erie Thursday and Friday. Low pressure 29.70 inches will track south of Lake Erie as it moves east across the Ohio Valley region Saturday and Sunday. LEZ162-163-290815- 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- 937 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>168-290815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 937 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-169-290815- 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- 937 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-290815- MAFOR 2903/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14820 11810 13820. Waves 3 to 6 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14820 11810 12720 11820. Waves 3 to 6 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11820 12810 11820 12710 12720. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet Wednesday and Wednesday evening. $$