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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
937 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 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 of 30.20 inches will persist over the Great Lakes
through Tuesday before departing to the east on Wednesday and
Thursday. A weak cold front will move across Lake Erie Thursday
night into Friday.

LEZ162-163-282015-
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-
937 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers
likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LEZ164>167-282015-
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-
937 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ061-168-169-282015-
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-
937 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. Showers likely Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during
the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LEZ161-282015-
MAFOR 2815/
ERIE WEST 1/3 15800 11700 11800. Waves 2 feet or less.

ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13800 12700 12600 11700. Waves 1 to 3 feet this
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less tonight and Tuesday morning.

ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 12800 11700 14600. Waves 2 feet or less.

$$