


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
436 FZUS61 KBUF 020802 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 AM EDT Thu Oct 2 2025 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 large 30.5 inch Canadian high will gradually push southward across New England today before drifting south along the Eastern Seaboard to the Mid-Atlantic coast by Saturday, where it will remain anchored through Monday. A 29.2 inch surface low will move across James Bay Sunday night then into central Quebec on Monday, while dragging an attendant weakening cold front across the central Great Lakes. LOZ062-021500- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 402 AM EDT Thu Oct 2 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-021500- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 402 AM EDT Thu Oct 2 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-021500- MAFOR 0209/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12310 14200 11410 11510. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 to 2 feet tonight. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11310 12300 12200 11310 12410. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$