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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Ontario
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1002 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 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 30.2 inch high will shift well off the New
England coast today, with a warm front shifting east of the Lake
this morning, while another 30.2 inch high shifts into the mid
Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys. A cold front will cross the Lake
late tonight into Wednesday morning, followed by a secondary cold
front pushing south across the Lake Thursday night into Friday. A
weak 29.8 inch low over the upper Great Lakes Friday, will move
southeast into the lower Great Lakes on Saturday.

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Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach-
1002 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 3 to
5 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. Waves
3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

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Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to the Saint Lawrence
River-
1002 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west.
Waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally
around 9 feet.
.TONIGHT...West winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding
to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. A chance of
showers Friday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

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MAFOR 1415/
ONTARIO WEST 1/2 13520 14620 11610. Waves 3 to 6 feet this
afternoon and tonight. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet
Wednesday morning.

ONTARIO EAST 1/2 11520 12630 14620 11610. Waves 3 to 6 feet
building to 4 to 7 feet, and occasionally around 9 feet this
afternoon. Waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet, and
occasionally around 9 feet tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet Wednesday morning.

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