FZUS61 KCLE 290733 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 333 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 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 30.50 inches will shift off the east coast today and tonight. 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 as the cold front stalls and waivers across the region. LEZ162>164-291415- 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- 333 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. 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 building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Rain likely during the day, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. Rain likely. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 11 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-291415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 333 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Rain likely during the day, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Rain likely during the day, then a chance of rain Wednesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots becoming east 15 to 25 knots. Rain likely. Waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-291415- 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- 333 AM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Rain likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely during the day, then rain with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. A chance of rain during the day, then rain likely Thursday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-291415- MAFOR 2909/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11410 11510 12500 11400 11410 12510. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12410 11510 11500 11400 12410 11510. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12410 11510 12500 12400 11510. Waves 2 feet or less. $$