FZUS61 KCLE 260256 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 956 PM 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... High pressure 29.90 inches builds over Lake Erie tonight and Thursday, slowly shifting east Friday. The next cold front moves southeast across the Great Lakes on Saturday with high pressure 30.50 inches building east into the Lower Great Lakes on Sunday and persisting early next week. LEZ162-163-260915- 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- 956 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Waves in ice free areas 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of snow Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ164>166-260915- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 956 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Waves in ice free areas 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow likely Saturday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of snow Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Wave heights are for ice free areas. $$ LEZ061-167>169-260915- 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- 956 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. The lake is mostly ice covered. .THURSDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Snow likely Saturday night. .SUNDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$ LEZ161-260915- MAFOR 2604/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11710 11700 14600 12300. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 1 foot or less Thursday and Thursday evening. Wave heights are for ice free areas. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 11700 14600 11400 11300. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. ERIE EAST 1/3 12610 14600 11500 11400. Waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered. $$