FZUS61 KCLE 071948 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 348 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 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 weak trough averaging 29.90 inches will linger near Lake Erie today. Weak high pressure 30.00 inches will build in Wednesday into Thursday. A cold front will cross the lake on Friday before high pressure 30.00 inches returns on Saturday. LEZ162-163-080215- 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- 348 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026 .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves around 1 foot. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ164>168-080215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 348 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026 .TONIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-169-080215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 348 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026 .TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-080215- MAFOR 0721/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14100 11100 11700 12600. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11100 12800 12100 11800 11700 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. ERIE EAST 1/3 12800 11100 11200 11300 11400 11700 11600. Waves 1 foot or less. $$