Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
047
FZUS61 KBUF 262002
GLFLO

Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
402 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 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...An expansive 30.3 inch high will persist across Ontario
and southern Quebec through tonight before drifting to eastern
Quebec and Labrador Sunday. Meanwhile, low pressure off the east
coast will deepen to 29.2 inches today east of the Delmarva. This
low will move to near the Jersey shore and Long Island tonight
through Sunday, then meander northeast along the New England coast
Monday through Tuesday while gradually filling to 29.8 inches.

LOZ062-270300-
Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
402 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers late. Waves 3 to 6 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance
of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

$$

LOZ063>065-270300-
Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
402 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. Waves
2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. Showers in the afternoon. Waves 5 to 9 feet. Waves
occasionally around 11 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely in
the evening. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ061-270300-
MAFOR 2621/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12810 11820 11120 13130 11120. A chance of
showers Sunday afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5
feet tonight. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and
occasionally around 9 feet Sunday.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12820 11120 12130 12140 11136. Waves 2 to 4 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet tonight.
Waves 5 to 9 feet, and occasionally around 11 feet Sunday.

$$