


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
131 FZUS61 KCLE 111953 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 353 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025 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 30.00 inches lingers over Lake Erie through tonight as a coastal low wobbles north-northeastward offshore the Carolinas. On Sunday through Monday, a ridge averaging 30.10 inches should extend from the Canadian Maritimes to Lake Erie as the coastal low wobbles farther north-northeastward to Atlantic waters just offshore the Delmarva Peninsula. During Monday night through this Thursday, a reinforcing ridge averaging 30.20 inches should build from the Canadian Prairies as the coastal low wobbles generally eastward and then northeastward to near Newfoundland. LEZ162-163-120215- 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- 353 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ164>167-120215- The Islands to Vermilion OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 353 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-168-169-120215- 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- 353 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025 .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers early, then a slight chance of showers from late evening on. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ161-120215- MAFOR 1121/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11800 12100 11200 14210. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11800 11100 11200 14210 11220. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. Waves 1 to 3 feet Sunday. ERIE EAST 1/3 11100 14200 12210 11110. A chance of showers early this evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$