FZUS61 KCLE 181950 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 350 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 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... Low pressure 29.40 inches lifts into Quebec tonight, dragging a cold front east of the region. A trough averaging 29.90 inches moves across the lake Sunday afternoon before high pressure 30.40 inches moves overhead Sunday night into Monday. Another cold front will cross the lake Tuesday night or early Wednesday before high pressure returns Wednesday and Thursday. LEZ162>164-190230- 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- 350 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north and diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ165>168-190230- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 350 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of showers early, then a chance of showers late this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 10 knots or less. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ061-169-190230- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 350 PM EDT Sat Apr 18 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then a chance of rain showers from late evening on. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain and snow showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves around 1 foot. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-190230- MAFOR 1821/ ERIE WEST 1/3 12620 11720 14620 11630. A chance of rain showers Sunday afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 16620. A chance of showers early this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11516 14610 11610 12620. Waves 2 to 4 feet. $$