FZUS61 KCLE 071451 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1051 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 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 30.60 inches will build across the area today and slowly drift eastward into Wednesday. Low pressure 29.70 inches will move northeast across the northern Great Lakes, lifting a warm front north late Wednesday. A cold front will move across the lake on Friday with high pressure 30.40 inches building into the region on Saturday. LEZ162-072015- Detroit River Lt. to Maumee Bay OH to Reno Beach OH beyond 5NM offshoreline to US-Canadian border- 1051 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ163>166-072015- Reno Beach to The Islands OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 1051 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ061-167>169-072015- 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- 1051 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 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 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Rain showers likely during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-072015- MAFOR 0715/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11810 11800 11100 12200 11300 12310. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Wednesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 12800 11100 11200 13300. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Wednesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11710 13700 11100 13300. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less tonight and Wednesday morning. $$