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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt sun mar 8 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 29.7 inch trough of low pressure and attendant cold 
front will cross the lake early this morning. a large 30.1 inch high 
will then move from the lower ohio valley to the mid atlantic region 
today through monday while ridging north across the lake. a 28.9 
inch low will move across james bay monday while pressure averages 
30.0 inches across the lake tuesday. a cold front from this low will 
stall near the lake tuesday, lifting northward wednesday as a 29.5 
wave of low pressure ripples along the front, with this wave passing 
just to the west of the lake wednesday night.


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lake ontario open waters from the niagara river to sodus bay-
402 am edt sun mar 8 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. waves 3 to
6 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. waves 3 to 6 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. rain showers tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west to
30 knots. rain showers during the day, then rain showers with
snow showers likely wednesday night. waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.thursday...west gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. snow
and rain showers likely during the day. waves 10 to 15 feet.
waves occasionally around 19 feet. 

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open lake forecast for lake ontario
national weather service buffalo ny
402 am edt sun mar 8 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 29.7 inch trough of low pressure and attendant cold 
front will cross the lake early this morning. a large 30.1 inch high 
will then move from the lower ohio valley to the mid atlantic region 
today through monday while ridging north across the lake. a 28.9 
inch low will move across james bay monday while pressure averages 
30.0 inches across the lake tuesday. a cold front from this low will 
stall near the lake tuesday, lifting northward wednesday as a 29.5 
wave of low pressure ripples along the front, with this wave passing 
just to the west of the lake wednesday night.


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lake ontario open waters from sodus bay to the saint lawrence
river-
402 am edt sun mar 8 2026

.today...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. waves
2 to 4 feet. 
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. rain
showers likely tuesday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest to
30 knots. rain showers during the day, then rain and snow showers
wednesday night. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 8 to 11 feet.
waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.thursday...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 30 knots. snow
and rain showers during the day, then a chance of snow showers
thursday night. waves 10 to 15 feet building to 12 to 16 feet,
then subsiding to 10 to 13 feet. waves occasionally around
20 feet. 

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