


Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
226 FZUS61 KBUF 050202 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 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 30.3 inch high will remain anchored near the Mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. A cold front will then move east across the lower Great Lakes late Tuesday. This will be followed by a strong 30.4 inch high that will build from the upper Great Lakes Wednesday into the lower Great Lakes and New England by Thursday. LOZ062-050900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to 20 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-050900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-050900- MAFOR 0503/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13400 11500 11400 13300. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 13400 11410 11400 11300 11200 11300. Waves 2 feet or less. $$