FZUS61 KCLE 290143 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 943 PM 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 influence Lake Erie overnight before shifting eastward off the East Coast on Sunday. A cold front will approach from the northwest Monday into Tuesday before moving across the lake Tuesday night. Low pressure 30.10 will lift into the Ohio Valley late in the week. LEZ162>164-290815- 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- 943 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. 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. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain during the day, then a chance of rain and snow Wednesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots becoming east 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-290815- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 943 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain and snow. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots becoming east 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-290815- 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- 943 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Rain with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. A chance of rain and snow during the day, then rain likely with a chance of snow Thursday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-290815- MAFOR 2903/ ERIE WEST 1/3 13410 12510 12500 11510. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13410 12510 12500 11410. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday and Sunday evening. ERIE EAST 1/3 11510 12400 11510 13500 11400. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday and Sunday evening. $$