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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
402 AM EDT Sun Aug 31 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 30.2 inch high over the central Great Lakes this
morning will remain in place today before drifting east across New
England on Monday, then into the Canadian Maritimes Tuesday. A
weaker 30.1 inch high will remain in place across the Great Lakes
Tuesday before drifting off the eastern seaboard Wednesday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
402 AM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TODAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves
2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. Showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
402 AM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025

.TODAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less building to
2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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MAFOR 3109/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12700 12600 12500 11700 11400. Waves 2 feet or
less.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11800 12700 12600 12700 11200. Waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight.

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