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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.

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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-
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.

$$

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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.

$$

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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-
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.

$$

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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.

$$