Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
615 FZUS61 KCLE 061952 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 352 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 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 30.20 inches will persist into Tuesday. Low pressure 29.30 inches will move east near Hudson Bay on Wednesday, extending a cold front across Lake Erie Wednesday night. This front will remain just south of the lake Thursday before high pressure 30.00 inches returns Friday. LEZ162-163-070215- 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- 352 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of waterspouts from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of waterspouts through early afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>167-070215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 352 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A slight chance of waterspouts late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of waterspouts through early afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ061-168-169-070215- 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- 352 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A slight chance of waterspouts. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ161-070215- MAFOR 0621/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11110 11210 11110 11210 13200 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12110 12210 13200 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Monday. ERIE EAST 1/3 12110 11210 14200 11100. Waves 2 feet or less. $$