Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
633 FZUS61 KBUF 111403 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 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 weak 29.9 inch high will settle across the Lake today through Wednesday morning, before a trough averaging 29.7 inches moves over the Lake Wednesday afternoon where it will linger through Thursday. A cold front then sweeps across the Lake Thursday night, with a 30.2 inch high pressure ridge building in from the upper Great Lakes on Friday, settling over the lower Great Lakes region on Saturday. LOZ062-112100- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ063>065-112100- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 AM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 .THIS AFTERNOON...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ061-112100- MAFOR 1115/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13600 12700 11800 12700. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14600 14700. Waves 2 feet or less. $$