Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
381 FZUS61 KCLE 270739 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 339 AM EDT Tue Oct 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 30.50 inches will strengthen over the eastern Great Lakes today before moving off the New England Coast Wednesday. The next cold front slides south across Lake Erie Thursday night. High pressure of 30.40 inches will build over the eastern Great Lakes again Friday into Saturday. 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- 339 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>166-271415- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 339 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ061-167>169-271415- 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- 339 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026 .TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ161-271415- MAFOR 2709/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12210 11200 14210 11300. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13210 11110 13210 11300. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 11110 11210 13110 11210 11200 11300. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$