Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
468 FZUS61 KBUF 022003 GLFLO Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 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 30.4 inch high will build across the Great Lakes today and tonight, then gradually expand to the Ohio Valley and eastern seaboard Wednesday through Thursday. This high will eventually drift off the southeast coast Friday. A weak cold front will then settle south across the lower Great Lakes Saturday into Sunday. LOZ062-030300- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 403 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Waves 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ063>065-030300- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence River- 403 PM EDT Tue Jun 2 2026 .TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Friday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ LOZ061-030300- MAFOR 0221/ ONTARIO WEST 1/2 11600 11710 12700 13600 11500. Waves 2 feet or less. ONTARIO EAST 1/2 16600. Waves 2 feet or less. $$