Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
256 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

For waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.

LEZ142-100315-
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
256 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
Rain and snow from late evening on. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of rain in the morning, then rain with snow likely in the
afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 33 degrees, off Cleveland 41
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

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LEZ143-144-100315-
Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH-
256 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
Rain and snow from late evening on. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. A chance of rain in the morning,
then rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to
5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west
15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 33 degrees, off Cleveland 41
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

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LEZ145>147-100315-
Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
256 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south to
30 knots. Snow likely with a chance of rain late this evening.
Rain and snow after midnight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. Rain with a slight
chance of snow in the morning, then rain and snow in the
afternoon. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 10 to 13 feet. Waves
occasionally around 16 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow
in the evening. Waves 7 to 11 feet subsiding to 5 to 9 feet.
Waves occasionally around 14 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers.
Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 33 degrees, off Cleveland 41
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

$$

LEZ148-149-100315-
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
256 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming south 15 to
25 knots. Snow with a chance of rain after midnight. Rain and
snow late. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 30 knots. Rain and snow in the morning, then rain
in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 9 to 13 feet.
Waves occasionally around 16 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A
chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. Waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 15 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A
chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely
in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 33 degrees, off Cleveland 41
degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees.

$$