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NSHCLE

Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
653 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 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-
653 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east. Partly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 51 degrees, off Cleveland 46
degrees, and off Erie 47 degrees.

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Vermilion to Avon Point OH-Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-Geneva-on-the-
Lake to Conneaut OH-Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
653 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers and
thunderstorms early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large
hail early. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Partly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

See Lake Erie open lakes forecast for Saturday through Monday.

The water temperature off Toledo is 51 degrees, off Cleveland 46
degrees, and off Erie 47 degrees.

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