Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
074 FZUS61 KBUF 060802 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 402 AM 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 large high pressure ridge averaging 30.2 inches will gradually build from the upper Great Lakes southeast across the Lower Lakes through Tuesday. The ridge will shift southeast on Wednesday, allowing a warm front to sweep northeastward across the Lake, followed by a cold front crossing the Lake later Wednesday night into Thursday. LOZ062-061500- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 402 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 15 to 20 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-061500- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 402 AM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet. .THURSDAY...West winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. Waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-061500- MAFOR 0609/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 12110 11100 12200 11700 12800. Waves 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 14110 11100 13800. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 2 feet or less tonight. $$