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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
351 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 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 29.90 inches persists over Lake Erie Monday
with pressure falling to 29.70 inches ahead of a cold front that
crosses Monday night and Tuesday morning. A post frontal trough
29.80 inches lingers through Wednesday before high pressure 30.00
inches moves over Lake Erie Thursday.

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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-
351 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
351 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves
1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of
showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

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-
351 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely in
the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2621/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 11400 13500 11600 12500. Waves 1 foot or
less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11600 15500 11500. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 16500. Waves 1 foot or less.

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