FZUS61 KCLE 201351 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 951 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 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... Weak low pressure 29.90 inches crosses Lake Erie this afternoon, dragging a cold front across the lake. High pressure 30.00 inches briefly builds over the lake tonight and Sunday before another low pressure system 29.60 inches moves northeast into the Ohio Valley Sunday night and into the Mid Atlantic by Monday afternoon. This will drag another cold front across the lake Monday. A ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds over the region Tuesday through Wednesday. LEZ162>164-202015- 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- 951 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Isolated showers late this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Rain. Waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-202015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 951 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Scattered showers late this morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain overnight. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-202015- 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- 951 AM EDT Sat Jun 20 2026 .REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Isolated showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the early overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots overnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-202015- MAFOR 2015/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11610 13620 12710 12700. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon and tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Sunday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12510 12610 11710 13700. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11610 11510 12500 12600 11700 11600. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$