Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
002 FZUS61 KBUF 250203 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 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 A 30.5 inch high will gradually drift south from New England to the Mid Atlantic through Sunday night. A cold front will move southeast across the lake Monday. Another 30.6 inch high will then build from northwest Ontario province Monday night to Quebec by Tuesday night, then off the New England coast by Wednesday night. LOZ062-250900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-250900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-250900- MAFOR 2503/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11300 11400 14500 11400 11510. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11300 12400 12410 11500 12400. Waves 2 feet or less. $$