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NSHCLE



Nearshore Marine Forecast

National Weather Service Cleveland OH

323 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



For waters within five nautical miles of shore



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.



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Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH-

The Islands to Vermilion OH-

323 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



.TODAY...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance

of showers late this morning. A slight chance of showers early

this afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. 

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.

Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. 

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.

Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves

1 foot or less. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.

Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves

1 foot or less. 



See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.



The water temperature off Toledo is 35 degrees, off Cleveland 36

degrees, and off Erie 38 degrees.



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LEZ145>147-201415-

Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-

Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-

323 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



.TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. A chance of

showers late this morning. Showers likely early this afternoon,

then a chance of showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. 

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Mostly

cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 

.SATURDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.

Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves

1 foot or less. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest

10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. 



See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.



The water temperature off Toledo is 35 degrees, off Cleveland 36

degrees, and off Erie 38 degrees.



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LEZ148-149-201415-

Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-

323 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026



.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. A slight

chance of rain showers early, then rain showers. A slight chance

of rain showers late. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to

4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less. Mostly cloudy. Waves

1 to 3 feet. 

.SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly sunny.

Waves 1 foot or less. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.

Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. 



See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.



The water temperature off Toledo is 35 degrees, off Cleveland 36

degrees, and off Erie 38 degrees.



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