Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
510 FZUS61 KBUF 012103 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026 For waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on Lake Ontario 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 30.5 inch high along the mid Atlantic coastline will slowly drift offshore through Tuesday. A 29.5 inch low is then forecast to move very slowly from the upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday to the upper Great Lakes by Wednesday, and then into western Quebec Thursday and Friday. LOZ062-020400- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-020400- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 402 PM EST Sun Nov 1 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely Wednesday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-020400- MAFOR 0122/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11200 11400 15500. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11310 11410 12510 11410 13500. Waves 2 feet or less. $$