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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm edt wed apr 29 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...an elongated 29.9 inch low over the upper ohio valley 
will deepen to 29.7 inches as it tracks to near watertown by early 
this evening. this low will then lift out across quebec tonight and 
thursday while another 29.6 inch low develops and tracks northeast 
off the mid-atlantic and new england coastlines. this second low 
will then retrograde northward and then northwestward across the 
canadian maritimes and quebec respectively friday and saturday. a 
third 29.5 inch low will then track from the southeastern states 
northeastward into the western atlantic saturday through sunday... 
while a 29.8 inch high ridges across the lower great lakes.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to hamlin beach-
402 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

.tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. rain
this evening. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday night...west winds around 10 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 pm edt wed apr 29 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...an elongated 29.9 inch low over the upper ohio valley 
will deepen to 29.7 inches as it tracks to near watertown by early 
this evening. this low will then lift out across quebec tonight and 
thursday while another 29.6 inch low develops and tracks northeast 
off the mid-atlantic and new england coastlines. this second low 
will then retrograde northward and then northwestward across the 
canadian maritimes and quebec respectively friday and saturday. a 
third 29.5 inch low will then track from the southeastern states 
northeastward into the western atlantic saturday through sunday... 
while a 29.8 inch high ridges across the lower great lakes.


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lake ontario open waters from hamlin beach to the saint lawrence
river-
402 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

.tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. rain through
the early overnight, then a chance of showers late. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake erie
national weather service cleveland oh
931 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

for waters beyond five nautical miles of shore on lake erie

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 trough averaging 30.00 inches will linger over the lake through
the end of the week. high pressure 30.10 inches will build into 
the region on saturday with low pressure 29.80 inches moving 
through the region on monday.


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ripley to buffalo ny extending from 5nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-willowick to geneva-on-the-
lake oh beyond 5nm off shoreline to us-canadian border-geneva-on-
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canadian border-
conneaut oh to ripley ny beyond 5 nm off shoreline to us-
canadian border-
931 pm edt wed apr 29 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a slight
chance of showers late this evening. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. waves 1 to 2 feet.
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers sunday night. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 

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