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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz042-301600-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow likely. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. lake effect snow. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. lake effect snow.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. becoming
mainly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez020-301600-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

.today...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow showers
early. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less. snow likely. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow
showers. 
.saturday night...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
north. a chance of snow showers in the evening. 
.sunday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. mostly
cloudy, then clearing. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. mostly
cloudy. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. mostly
cloudy. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 32 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez040-041-301600-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

.today...west winds 10 knots or less. partly to mostly sunny. the
lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow showers.
.saturday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers in the morning. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. mostly cloudy. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. partly
cloudy. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. mostly
cloudy. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. mostly
cloudy. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz045-301600-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance
of snow showers. waves in ice free areas 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than
10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
partly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. becoming
mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy, then becoming
mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz043-301600-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. lake effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. lake effect snow.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. mostly
cloudy, then clearing. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 34 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


loz044-301600-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
403 am est fri jan 30 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow. waves
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. lake effect snow. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow in the morning, then a chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers in the evening. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. mostly
cloudy, then clearing. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. partly
cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
241 am est fri jan 30 2026

for waters within five nautical miles of shore

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.


lez145>149-301515-
vermilion to avon point oh-avon point to willowick oh-
willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
241 am est fri jan 30 2026

.today...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. mostly
sunny. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. 
.saturday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. partly
sunny. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for sunday through tuesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 32 degrees, off cleveland 33
degrees, and off erie 32 degrees.

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