Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
204 FZUS61 KBUF 052002 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 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 large high pressure ridge averaging 30.1 inches will gradually build from the upper Great Lakes tonight, southeast across the lower Great Lakes region through Tuesday. The ridge will shift southeast on Wednesday, allowing a warm front to sweep northeastward across the Lake, followed by a cold front crossing the Lake later Wednesday night into Thursday. LOZ062-060300- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 402 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-060300- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 402 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to 30 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. $$ LOZ061-060300- MAFOR 0521/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 11800 12100 13110 11100. Waves 1 to 3 feet. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11700 11800 15110. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$