Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
089 FZUS61 KBUF 070202 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1002 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 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 30.2 inch high will settle over the central Great Lakes tonight and the lower Great Lakes Monday. This high will then drift to the eastern seaboard Tuesday, then east of the Mid Atlantic coast by Wednesday. Meanwhile, a 29.3 inch low over far northwest Ontario province Tuesday night will move to Hudson Bay by late Wednesday, then to northern Quebec by Thursday while deepening to 29.0 inches. A trailing cold front will cross the lower Great Lakes Wednesday night. A 30.0 inch high will build across the eastern Great Lakes region Thursday through Friday. LOZ062-070900- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 1002 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .OVERNIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 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 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ063>065-070900- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 1002 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .OVERNIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .FRIDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ061-070900- MAFOR 0703/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12800 12700 13600 11500. Waves 1 foot or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 12800 12700 11600 12610 11600. Waves 2 feet or less. $$