Saltless.surf43°28′N 76°31′W
Lake Ontario
Faces NNW · beach/pier · 212 km fetch W
Fig. 1 — 1.61 m @ 5.5 s · λ 47 m1 crest / 5.5 s
Beach · faces 329°Swell from 290° →
Fri 30 Oct · 09:00firing
4–6FT
Wave face
5.5S
Period
Best 8AM–7PM · 5–6 ft @ 6 shigh
· Spot directions are a guess from the map
· ECMWF and GLERL's lake model agree on height (station 45012, 73 km away)
Before dawn MIDNIGHT–8AM · 4–6 ft @ 5 s · still running at first light
After dark 7PM–MIDNIGHT · 4–6 ft @ 5 s · runs overnight
Air
10°
Feels 4°
Water
14°
4/3, boots
Wind
WNW 34
F5 · fresh breeze · onshore
Sea
1.6 m
moderate · Douglas 4
09:00 · 4–6 ft @ 6 s · WNW 34Daylight
↑ 07:39↓ 17:59
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Wave face by hour · dotted = dark · period (s) · wind (dark = offshore) · drag to scrub
Buoy 45215 · Oswego, NY (274)4 km
#YY MM DD hh mm WDIR WSPD GST WVHT DPD APD MWD WTMP #yr mo dy hr mn degT m/s m/s m sec sec degT degC 2026 10 30 01 56 MM MM MM 0.7 3 3.0 264 13.9 2026 10 30 01 26 MM MM MM 0.4 3 2.5 254 13.9 2026 10 30 00 56 MM MM MM 0.3 3 2.5 266 13.8
Now: 0.7 m (2–3 ft) @ 3 s from 264° · water 13.9°
Friday on Lake Ontario
Spot notes
- Swell
- From NNW–N, W–WNW; best W, 212 km of open water
- Clean
- ESE–S wind (offshore)
- Exposure
- moderate