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Lake Erie Forecast

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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
952 PM EDT Fri Aug 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 cold front east across Lake Erie Saturday evening and night. A
ridge averaging 30.10 inches will briefly build over the region on
Sunday before low pressure 30.00 inches lifts from the Central
Plains into the Lower Great Lakes region on Monday. A stationary
boundary will linger in the vicinity of Lake Erie through mid-
week.

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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-
952 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026


OVERNIGHT
South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.

SUNDAY
North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.

SUNDAY NIGHT
South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely overnight.
Waves 2 feet or less.

MONDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance
of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

TUESDAY
West winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
952 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026


OVERNIGHT
South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms early, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves
1 to 3 feet.

SUNDAY
North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.

SUNDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
and increasing to 15 to 20 knots overnight. Showers likely
overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

MONDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

TUESDAY
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
952 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026


OVERNIGHT
South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A
chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SUNDAY
North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.

SUNDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or
less.

MONDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms Monday night. Waves
2 to 4 feet.

TUESDAY
West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 0803/
LAKE ERIE WESTERN 1/3: 11400 14510 11500 12610. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1
to 3 feet Saturday and Saturday evening.

LAKE ERIE CENTRAL 1/3: 11400 15510 11610. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms overnight and Saturday morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

LAKE ERIE EASTERN 1/3: 11400 11500 11516 14510 11510. A chance of
thunderstorms overnight and Saturday morning. Waves 2 feet or
less overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Saturday and Saturday evening.

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