FZUS61 KCLE 281938 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 338 PM EDT Thu May 28 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... High pressure 30.10 inches will persist across the region tonight, followed by a cold front Friday night into Saturday. High pressure 30.10 inches will return behind the front late Saturday and remain through mid-next week. LEZ162-163-290215- 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- 338 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ164-165-290215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 338 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LEZ061-166>169-290215- 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- 338 PM EDT Thu May 28 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest and increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-290215- MAFOR 2821/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11810 12800 12100 12600 11500. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13700 11800 11700 12600 11610. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 14600 12500 11610 11510. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 3 feet Friday. $$