Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
469 FZUS61 KCLE 030740 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 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 30.40 inches will move east across the area today before a weak cold front crosses the lake Sunday into Sunday evening. High pressure 30.30 inches will build over the Great Lakes Monday through the middle of next week. LEZ162-163-031415- 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- 340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ164>166-031415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ061-167>169-031415- 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- 340 AM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ161-031415- MAFOR 0309/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14110 11110 11210 11200 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12110 11210 12110 12210 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12110 11200 11100 11110 11210 11310 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. $$