FZUS61 KCLE 271432 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 1032 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 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 ridge averaging 30.10 inches departs tonight ahead of an advancing cold front that will track west to east across Lake Erie beginning early Tuesday. A secondary trough averaging 29.70 inches moves in from the southwest Wednesday. High pressure 30.00 inches builds in late Thursday. LEZ162>164-272015- 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- 1032 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-272015- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 1032 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-272015- 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- 1032 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-272015- MAFOR 2715/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12210 11310 12320 11426 12430. Waves 1 to 3 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Tuesday morning. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13210 11310 11320 11436 12430. Waves 1 to 2 feet this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Tuesday morning. ERIE EAST 1/3 11200 11110 11210 11310 11320 11430 11436 11430. Waves 1 foot or less this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 6 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet Tuesday morning. $$