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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est wed feb 4 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.


lez020-050400-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
403 pm est wed feb 4 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow showers
after midnight. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow
showers in the morning. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. mostly cloudy. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers. 
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. snow showers likely. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. 
.sunday...west winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. 
.monday...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
mostly cloudy. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 32 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est wed feb 4 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.


lez040-041-050400-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 pm est wed feb 4 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow showers
after midnight. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.thursday...southwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers in the morning. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. mostly cloudy. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers. 
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. snow showers likely. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. 
.sunday...west winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. 
.monday...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
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 pm est wed feb 4 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.


loz042-050400-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 pm est wed feb 4 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a chance
of snow showers early, then lake effect snow showers likely from
late evening on. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
a chance of snow showers in the morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 6 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around 13 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. a chance
of snow showers during the day. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est wed feb 4 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.


loz043-044-050400-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm est wed feb 4 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a chance
of snow showers early, then lake effect snow showers likely from
late evening on. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. lake effect snow showers likely in the morning, then a
chance of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the
afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest
to 30 knots. snow showers. waves 2 feet or less building to 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north 15 to
25 knots. snow showers likely during the day, then a chance of
snow showers saturday night. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance
of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature off rochester is 34 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est wed feb 4 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.


loz045-050400-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 pm est wed feb 4 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers. waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
southwest. a chance of snow showers in the morning. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers in
the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 30 knots overnight. snow showers. visibility one
quarter mile or less at times overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. snow showers likely during the day. visibility one
quarter mile or less at times. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. partly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming east. partly to
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
257 pm est wed feb 4 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>149-050315-
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-
257 pm est wed feb 4 2026

.tonight...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a
chance of snow showers overnight. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. snow showers. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 34 degrees, off cleveland 33
degrees, and off erie 33 degrees.

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