FZUS61 KCLE 190839 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 439 AM EDT Sun Apr 19 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... Another cold front moves across the lake this afternoon and evening 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>164-191415- 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- 439 AM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LEZ165>168-191415- Vermilion to Avon Point OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Avon Point to Willowick OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 439 AM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 .TODAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers early, then a chance of rain showers with a slight chance of snow showers late in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LEZ061-169-191415- 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- 439 AM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 .TODAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots 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. $$ LEZ161-191415- MAFOR 1909/ ERIE WEST 1/3 14620 11620 11720 11820 11810. A chance of showers this afternoon. A chance of rain showers this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 13620 11610 11620 11720 11820 11710. A chance of rain showers this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 12610 12620 11610 12710 11700. A chance of rain and snow showers this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$