Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH
Issued by NWS Cleveland, OH
439 FZUS51 KCLE 091956 NSHCLE 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. $$ LEZ143-144-100315- Reno Beach to The Islands OH-The Islands to Vermilion OH- 256 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. Rain and snow from late evening on. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and increasing to 35 knot gales. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday. The water temperature off Toledo is 33 degrees, off Cleveland 41 degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees. $$ 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. $$ LEZ148-149-100315- Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 256 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...Southwest winds to 30 knots becoming south 15 to 25 knots. Snow with a chance of rain after midnight. Rain and snow late. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west and diminishing to 30 knots. Rain and snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 9 to 13 feet. Waves occasionally around 16 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds to 30 knots becoming west. A chance of snow in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Waves 9 to 12 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Friday through Sunday. The water temperature off Toledo is 33 degrees, off Cleveland 41 degrees, and off Erie 40 degrees. $$