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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 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.


loz042-180900-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
mostly cloudy late this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
4 to 7 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds to 30 knots becoming east 15 to
25 knots. a chance of showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 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.


lez020-180900-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 2026

.rest of tonight...light and variable winds. mostly cloudy. 
.friday...light and variable winds becoming north around
10 knots. mostly sunny. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
mostly cloudy. 
.saturday...east winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
a chance of showers overnight. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
during the day. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
monday night. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 73 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 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.


lez040-041-180900-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. sunny.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 knots or less. a chance of
showers in the evening, then showers overnight. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. showers during the day, then a chance of showers sunday
night. waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
monday night. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 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.


loz045-180900-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.friday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. mostly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 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.


loz043-180900-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 2026

.rest of tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers during the day.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 7 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 71 degrees, and the water
temperature at the central lake buoy is 71 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 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.


loz044-180900-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt thu sep 17 2026

.rest of tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. partly to mostly
sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature off oswego is 71 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
927 pm edt thu sep 17 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.


lez148-149-180815-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
927 pm edt thu sep 17 2026

.overnight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for sunday through tuesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 73 degrees, off cleveland 73
degrees, and off erie 72 degrees.

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