ontario wave heights

[elrodalonzo]

What do you guys use for predicting wave heights? The site I normally use (wunderground) doesn't seem to do it anymore.  

[bandrus1]

Wind speed and direction is best predictor 

[rolmops]

I google “ Oswego buoy “. That gives me the wind speed half a mile off Oswego. It also gives an interactive map with yellow squares on different locations. Click on the dot you need and get local info.

All the info you get this way is real time.

 

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[horsehunter]

Wave predictions never seem to agree what I'm looking at on the water. I keep a chart in my head that tells me for different conditions that tells me when I can fish and when I should pray.

[Yankeefrank]

I look at these 2 sites:

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=45012

https://www.weatherbug.com/weather-camera/?cam=WBSTR

[Dirty Oar Adventures]

The app called “Windfinder” is fairly accurate. We use that as a starting point. 

[cjc]

all of them stink

[cjc]

all the weather stations give 3,6 10 days forecasts and they can not even get 1 hour right

[DavidDez]

There are several apps available and some pay (less than 5 bucks) that give forecast and real time data. Seach Lake Ontario weather or Great Lakes Boating in your app store. The one I use pulls up to date data from NOAA The one I use is Lake Ontario-Marine Conditions also has links to a couple of web cams from various harbors. 

[elrodalonzo]

Thanks for your input it is very valuable and appreciated.  

[leadhead]

https://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php?x=179&y=119&site=buf&zmx=&zmy=&map_x=179&map_y=119#.XWb6giUpCEd


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[invasahata]

https://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=loz063


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[Sealegs]

There’s an app called Marine Traffic that gets real time feeds from the AIS on the big boats, very accurate wind data and a map overlay...blue fishable, other colors not so much.  It’s also fun the see pics, destination etc. of those big freighters as they go by....

 

[Fat Trout]

I'm with @rolmops on the Oswego buoy but also someone recently told me about the 'fishweather" app.   Which I now also like.  It has ability to show you current and predicted winds but also a full lake wind-field view all for free.  The have a premium also but I have not tried that yet.  

[Rtrucking40]

Weather on your vhf will give you predicted wave heights and current wave heights 

[Jeremy Goodison]

NOAA for ballpark then look at local wind Speed/Direction to fine tune it


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[Lucky13]

21 hours ago, cjc said:

all of them stink

Fall, the slight stench of decomposing salmon gets in the air, and all the trolls start coming out from under the bridges! 

[Lady Laura]

I use and app called Iwindsurf  https://wx.iwindsurf.com/spot/2160

shows wind stations on the map and then click on the one your interested in and gives you current wind, past wind,  a forecast. plus includes the national weather service marine forecast.

 

[BreakingBass]

Lucky, you get the award for most unique use of emoticons in a posting.

[Pike Hunter]

I live near the lake and I just check by looking at the tree outside and whenever I see the tree swaying back and forth, this tells me to stay home and go back to bed.


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[elrodalonzo]

Very scientific. I like it!

[Low Baller]

When I can't see the wave after the one I'm about to hit !?

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[pvelyk]

I found this link on WeatherUndergound that still seems to show wave info: http://weathersnoop.wunderground.com/MAR/LO/043.html .  Not sure how long this may work as my other links show what everyone else has but this one works for now and was happy to stumble upon it.