FZUS61 KCLE 051944 GLFLE Open Lake Forecast for Lake Erie National Weather Service Cleveland OH 344 PM EDT Tue May 5 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... A cold front and low pressure 29.70 inches will move east of Lake Erie tonight, allowing high pressure 30.10 inches to slowly expand east across the region Wednesday through early Friday. Low pressure 29.70 inches will move east across the Great Lakes Friday into Saturday, pushing a cold front east across the lake. Low pressure 29.80 inches accompanied by a cold front will move east across Lake Erie on Sunday. LEZ162>166-060215- 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- 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- 344 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then rain from late evening on. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A chance of rain early, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ061-167>169-060215- Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US- Canadian border-Willowick to Geneva-on-the- Lake OH beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border-Geneva-on- the-Lake to Conneaut OH beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- Conneaut OH to Ripley NY beyond 5 nm off shoreline to US- Canadian border- 344 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms early, then rain from late evening on. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Rain early, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. A slight chance of showers late. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Friday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LEZ161-060215- MAFOR 0521/ ERIE WEST 1/3 11716 12706 11806 12800 11700 11600. Waves 2 feet or less. ERIE CENTRAL 1/3 11616 11606 13806 11800 11700 11600. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ERIE EAST 1/3 11606 11506 11206 12806 11100 11700 11600. A chance of thunderstorms this evening. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet tonight. Waves 1 foot or less Wednesday. $$