FZUS61 KCLE 281319 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 919 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 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 today, then shift eastward off the east coast through Sunday night. A cold front approaches Lake Erie from the northwest Monday into Tuesday, crossing the lake Tuesday night. LEZ162>164-282015- 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- 919 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain likely during the day, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-282015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 919 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-282015- 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- 919 AM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Rain likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-282015- MAFOR 2815/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 11600 12400 12410 12510. Waves 2 feet or less this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight and Sunday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11710 11610 11510 11400 12410 12510. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet Sunday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11610 11620 11520 12510 11400 12510. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$