National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS51 KCLE

FZUS51 KCLE 171352
NSHCLE

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
952 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 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.

LEZ142-143-172015
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH
952 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT

THIS AFTERNOON
South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Smoke in the evening. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 81 degrees, off Cleveland 73 degrees, and off Erie 76 degrees.

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LEZ144>146-172015
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH
Avon Point to Willowick OH
952 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT

THIS AFTERNOON
South winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast. Smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.

TONIGHT
East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke overnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 81 degrees, off Cleveland 73 degrees, and off Erie 76 degrees.

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LEZ147>149-172015
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the
Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY
952 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT

THIS AFTERNOON
Light and variable winds. Smoke. Waves 1 foot or less.

TONIGHT
East winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Smoke. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.

SATURDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Areas of smoke in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Sunday through Tuesday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 81 degrees, off Cleveland 73 degrees, and off Erie 76 degrees.