FZUS51 KCLE 121957 NSHCLE Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Cleveland OH 357 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 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. LEZ142>144-130215- Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH- The Islands to Vermilion OH- 357 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM EDT SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain and snow showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming west and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots overnight. Partly cloudy. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday. The water temperature off Toledo is 41 degrees, off Cleveland 37 degrees, and off Erie 36 degrees. $$ LEZ145>147-130215- Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH- Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH- 357 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A slight chance of rain showers late. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. A chance of snow and rain showers in the morning, then a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...West gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots overnight. Mostly cloudy. Waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 15 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday. The water temperature off Toledo is 41 degrees, off Cleveland 37 degrees, and off Erie 36 degrees. $$ LEZ148-149-130215- Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- 357 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 35 knot gales in the afternoon. A chance of snow and rain showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 7 to 10 feet. Waves occasionally around 13 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west and diminishing to 30 knots. A chance of snow and rain showers in the evening. Waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet. .SATURDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday. The water temperature off Toledo is 41 degrees, off Cleveland 37 degrees, and off Erie 36 degrees. $$