Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
381 FZUS61 KBUF 070802 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 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 29.6 inch low across New England will head out to sea today, while a 30.2 inch high over Ontario builds across Quebec. The high will settle southeast to the New England coast Monday, then offshore Tuesday, where it will then remain anchored through Thursday. LOZ062-071500- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 402 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-071500- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 402 AM EDT Sun Jun 7 2026 .TODAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of showers Thursday night. Waves 1 foot or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-071500- MAFOR 0709/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11700 12610 12600 11800 11100 11200. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11710 13610 11600 11800 12100. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. $$