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Lake Erie Forecast

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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
933 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 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 30.40 inches will push east tonight as a warm front
approaches from the west. The front will lift east across the lake
during the day on Tuesday. A cold front will then sink south
across Lake Erie on Tuesday night into Wednesday. High pressure
30.10 inches briefly enters from the north on Wednesday night. Low
pressure 29.30 inches will push east across the Upper Midwest
before lifting another warm front across the lake on Friday.

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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-
933 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026


OVERNIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Waves 1 foot or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
East winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.

THURSDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves
2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers during the day, then showers likely Friday night. Waves
1 to 2 feet.

SATURDAY
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM 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-
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US-
Canadian border-
933 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026


OVERNIGHT
South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or
less.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

WEDNESDAY
Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Waves 2 feet or less.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
east. Waves 1 foot or less.

THURSDAY
East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves
2 feet or less.

FRIDAY
Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY
North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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MAFOR 2103/
LAKE ERIE WESTERN 1/3: 11310 11410 13420 12510 11500. A chance of showers
Tuesday evening. Waves 2 feet or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3
feet Tuesday. Waves 1 to 2 feet Tuesday evening.

LAKE ERIE CENTRAL 1/3: 11300 11410 13420 11410 11510 11500. A chance of
showers Tuesday evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet overnight. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet Tuesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet
Tuesday evening.

LAKE ERIE EASTERN 1/3: 11500 11400 14410 11500 11400. A chance of showers
Tuesday evening. Waves 1 foot or less overnight. Waves 1 to 3
feet Tuesday and Tuesday evening.

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