FZUS61 KCLE 261335 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 935 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 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 exits slowly eastward from the Lake Erie region through Monday. During Monday night through Tuesday night, a low should wobble north-northeastward from the Upper Mississippi Valley to Hudson Bay and deepen to 29.10 inches. This low track should allow a warm front to sweep northeastward across Lake Erie Monday night through Tuesday morning and a cold front to sweep eastward across the lake late Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. Behind the cold front, a trough averaging 29.80 inches should linger over Lake Erie on Wednesday before a ridge averaging 30.00 inches builds from the north-central United States and vicinity Wednesday night through this Friday. LEZ162>164-262030- 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- 935 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-262030- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 935 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Patchy dense fog late this morning. Waves 2 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-262030- 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- 935 AM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Patchy dense fog late this morning. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers likely during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-262030- MAFOR 2615/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11110 11100 11110 13210 12300. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11110 11100 12110 11210 11200 11300 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 14100 14200. Waves 2 feet or less. $$