FZUS61 KCLE 061352 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 952 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 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... Low pressure 30.00 inches will move east through the Great Lakes today, extending a cold front across the lake. High pressure 30.60 inches will build across the region Tuesday and persist into Wednesday. Low pressure 29.80 inches will move east through the Upper Great Lakes on Thursday, extending a cold front southeast across the Lower Great Lakes. This front will remain nearly stationary just south of Lake Erie into Friday. LEZ162-163-062015- 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- 952 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A slight chance of rain showers early. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and diminishing to less than 10 knots in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ164>167-062015- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 952 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers late this morning, then a slight chance of rain showers early this afternoon. A chance of rain showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. A chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, then a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ061-168-169-062015- 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- 952 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of snow showers with a slight chance of rain showers late this morning, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers early this afternoon. A chance of rain and snow showers late. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow and rain showers through the early overnight, then a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain showers Thursday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 10 knots or less. A chance of rain showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ161-062015- MAFOR 0615/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12610 11620 11720 14820. Waves 1 to 2 feet this afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Tuesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12600 11610 14720 11720. A chance of rain showers this afternoon. A chance of rain and snow showers this evening. Waves 1 to 2 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Tuesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 13600 11616 11710 12720 11710. A chance of snow showers this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 to 2 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Tuesday morning. $$