FZUS61 KCLE 020127 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 927 PM EDT Fri May 1 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 trough averaging 30.00 inches will linger over Lake Erie tonight. High pressure of 30.10 inches will build from the Upper Midwest to the Gulf Coast over the weekend. Low pressure of 29.20 inches will pass north of Lake Superior on Monday with a cold front stalling across Lake Erie on Tuesday. Low pressure of 29.60 inches will track northeast along boundary across Lake Erie Tuesday night, finally pulling the cold front south of the lake on Wednesday. LEZ162-163-020815- 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- 927 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .OVERNIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely, then a chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>168-020815- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 927 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Rain showers likely. Waves around 1 foot. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of rain showers in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-169-020815- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 927 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026 .OVERNIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of rain showers early, then a slight chance of rain showers late in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 1 foot. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-020815- MAFOR 0203/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12806 12800 14700. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11806 13800 11700 13600. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 14700 14600. Waves 1 foot or less. $$