FZUS61 KCLE 251446 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 946 AM EST Wed Feb 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... A cold front will move east across Lake Erie today before high pressure 29.90 inches builds over the lake Thursday into Friday. The next cold front will move southeast across the Great Lakes on Saturday with high pressure 30.50 inches building east into the Lower Great Lakes on Sunday. LEZ162-163-252115- 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- 946 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves in ice free areas 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ164-165-252115- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 946 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves in ice free areas 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-166>169-252115- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-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- 946 AM EST Wed Feb 25 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of snow. The lake is mostly ice covered. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of snow Saturday night. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-252115- MAFOR 2516/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11620 11630 11620 11610 11710 11700 12600. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Thursday morning. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12630 11620 12610 13600. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 13630 12610 13600. A chance of snow late this morning. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$