FZUS61 KCLE 251311 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 911 AM EDT Sat Apr 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... A high pressure ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds gradually from the James Bay area through tonight. The ridge exits slowly eastward on Sunday through Monday night. During Tuesday through Tuesday night, a warm front sweeps northeastward across Lake Erie and will be followed quickly by the eastward passage of a cold front as a low moves from near Lake Superior to Hudson Bay and deepens to 29.10 inches. Behind the cold front, a trough averaging 29.80 inches lingers over Lake Erie on Wednesday before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the north-central United States Wednesday night through this Thursday. LEZ162>164-252030- 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- 911 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-252030- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 911 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .REST OF TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers early. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-252030- 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- 911 AM EDT Sat Apr 25 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers early, then a chance of showers from late morning on. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-252030- MAFOR 2515/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11800 12100 14110 11110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12800 15110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12810 14110 12100. A chance of showers this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 feet or less Sunday morning. $$