FZUS61 KCLE 270801 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 401 AM EDT Fri Mar 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... A ridge averaging 30.50 inches will build in across the region and move eastward off the east coast through this weekend. As the ridge exits to the east on Monday, a cold front will waver across the region and influence Lake Erie through early next week. LEZ162>164-271415- 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- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 401 AM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ165>167-271415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 401 AM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026 .TODAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Rain likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet. $$ 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- 401 AM EDT Fri Mar 27 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of snow late. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of rain Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. $$ LEZ161-271415- MAFOR 2709/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11830 12120 11810 11800 11810 11800 11700. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11830 12120 11810 11800 11810 11800 11700. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 11820 12120 11110 11800 13700. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. $$