Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
721 FZUS61 KCLE 260113 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 913 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 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 30.50 inches along the East Coast will slide southwest through the central Appalachians tonight and into the Tennessee Valley Monday. This will allow for a weak cold front to cross the lake Monday afternoon. High pressure 30.50 inches will return across the Great Lakes Tuesday then shift off the East Coast for the rest of the week. LEZ162-163-260815- 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- 913 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>167-260815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 913 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ061-168-169-260815- 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- 913 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-260815- MAFOR 2603/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13500 12600 11800 11100 11110. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Monday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday evening. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13500 12600 11700 12810. Waves 2 feet or less overnight and Monday. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11500 13510 11600 11700 11800 11810. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Monday and Monday evening. $$