FZUS61 KCLE 210752 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 352 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 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 30.00 inches over Lake Erie this morning will drift east today as low pressure 29.50 inches moves out of the Mississippi Valley tonight and passes just south of the lake Monday while weakening to 29.70 inches. This low will drag a cold front across the lake Monday. A weak trough averaging 30.00 inches will linger over the lake Monday night before a ridge averaging 30.10 inches builds down across the Great Lakes Tuesday through Wednesday. This ridge will depart by Thursday as low pressure 29.80 inches moves into the northern Great Lakes and pushes a cold front across Lake Erie. LEZ162>164-211430- 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- 352 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain early, then a chance of rain late in the evening. Rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ165>167-211430- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border- 352 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. A chance of rain late in the evening. Rain after midnight, then rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. A chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-168-169-211430- 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- 352 AM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A slight chance of showers early. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A slight chance of rain late in the evening. A chance of rain after midnight, then rain late. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-211430- MAFOR 2109/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11700 12800 13200 11216 11226. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to 4 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13700 11600 11300 11200 11210 11226. Waves 2 feet or less today. Waves 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE EAST 1/3 12700 12600 12500 11300 11206. Waves 2 feet or less. $$