FZUS61 KCLE 031946 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 346 PM EDT Sun May 3 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 of 29.50 inches moves into the Upper Great Lakes tonight. This trough will settle south across the Central Great Lakes Monday into Tuesday, with a cold front moving south across Lake Erie on Tuesday. High pressure of 30.00 inches builds over Lake Erie on Wednesday followed by a trough of 29.80 inches moving over the lake on Thursday. LEZ162>165-040215- 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- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 346 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-166>169-040215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 346 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely overnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-040215- MAFOR 0321/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12520 12530 12520 12510. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Monday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13520 11530 12520 12510. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Monday. ERIE EAST 1/3 15520 11510 11500. Waves 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet Monday. $$