FZUS61 KCLE 211958 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 358 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 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... Low pressure 29.70 inches lifts out of the Mississippi Valley tonight and tracks just south of Lake Erie on Monday. High pressure 30.20 inches builds down across the Great Lakes Tuesday into Wednesday. This ridge will depart by Thursday as low pressure 29.80 inches moves into the northern Great Lakes and pushes a cold front across Lake Erie. LEZ162-163-220215- 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- 358 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers late this evening. Showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely early, then a chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>167-220215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 358 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east and increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. A slight chance of showers late this evening. Showers after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-220215- 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- 358 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Showers likely late. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-220215- MAFOR 2121/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12200 11210 12236 11136 11130 11120. Waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Monday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 12300 11210 11226 11236 11136 11130 11120. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet Monday. ERIE EAST 1/3 12500 12300 11216 11126 11130 11120. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet Monday. $$