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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
358 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 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 cold front crosses the lake this morning, followed by a trailing
surface trough tonight. High pressure of 30.10 inches builds into
the Great Lakes Friday before settling to the Mid-Atlantic region
Sunday. A warm front moves north across Lake Erie Sunday night
ahead of low pressure approaching the western Great Lakes.

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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-
The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
358 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TODAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of waterspouts after midnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

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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-
358 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A slight
chance of showers. A chance of waterspouts from late evening on.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
358 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers late this
morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
waterspouts. A slight chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers Sunday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 2709/
ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 14600 11600 12110. A chance of waterspouts
overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less today.
Waves 2 feet or less tonight.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12610 14600 11810 11110. A chance of waterspouts
tonight. A chance of showers early this morning. Waves 2 to 4
feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less
tonight.

ERIE EAST 1/3 12510 14610 12800. A chance of waterspouts tonight.
A chance of showers early this morning. Waves 2 to 4 feet today.
Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight.

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