Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
739 FZUS61 KCLE 270745 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 345 AM EDT Sun Sep 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... High pressure of 30.20 inches will persist over the Great Lakes through Tuesday before moving off to the east Tuesday night. A weak cold front will approach the region from the west Wednesday night. LEZ162-163-271415- 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- 345 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ164>167-271415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 345 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-271415- 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- 345 AM EDT Sun Sep 27 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ161-271415- MAFOR 2709/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13810 11800 11810 11820 12810. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 14810 11810 11820 11120 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 12110 11820 14120 11110. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$