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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
938 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 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 ridge averaging 30.00 inches will build from the south today and
remain through Friday. A weak trough averaging 29.90 inches will
enter on Friday night into Saturday.

LEZ162>164-302015-
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-
938 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves around
1 foot.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ061-165>169-302015-
Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
938 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to
2 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ161-302015-
MAFOR 3015/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11500 12510 12500 13510. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14500 14510. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

ERIE EAST 1/3 15500 12510. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon
and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Wednesday morning.

$$