National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS51 KCLE

FZUS51 KCLE 120823
NSHCLE

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
323 AM EST Mon Jan 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.

LEZ142-143-121515
Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-Reno Beach to The Islands OH
323 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON

TODAY
Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

TUESDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 38 degrees, off Cleveland 34 degrees, and off Erie 34 degrees.

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LEZ144-145-121515
The Islands to Vermilion OH-Vermilion to Avon Point OH
323 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

TODAY
Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

TUESDAY
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. A chance of rain. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 38 degrees, off Cleveland 34 degrees, and off Erie 34 degrees.

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LEZ146>148-121515
Avon Point to Willowick OH-Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH
Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH
323 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

TODAY
Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly sunny this morning, then clearing. Waves 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

TUESDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to 20 knots. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Rain likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 38 degrees, off Cleveland 34 degrees, and off Erie 34 degrees.

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LEZ149-121515
Conneaut OH to Ripley NY
323 AM EST Mon Jan 12 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING

TODAY
Southwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 5 to 8 feet building to 7 to 11 feet. Waves occasionally around 14 feet.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.

TUESDAY
South winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Rain likely. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Wednesday through Friday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 38 degrees, off Cleveland 34 degrees, and off Erie 34 degrees.