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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 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 ridging averaging 30.10 inches exits slowly
southeastward before a cold front sweeps southeastward across Lake
Erie Saturday evening through Saturday night. Behind the front,
another ridge averaging 30.10 inches affects the Lake Erie region
through Tuesday as the embedded high pressure center moves from
near the northern Great Lakes toward the Mid-Atlantic states.

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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-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 2 feet 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-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet 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-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-
344 PM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0421/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11300 12400 13500 12510. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12300 12400 13500 11510. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 14400 13500. Waves 2 feet or less.

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