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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt thu jul 16 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.


lez020-162100-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1003 am edt thu jul 16 2026

.this afternoon...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
smoke.
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. smoke.
.friday...light and variable winds. areas of smoke. 
.friday night...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. a chance of showers overnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
mainly clear. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers
monday night. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off buffalo is 75 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt thu jul 16 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.


lez040-041-162100-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.this afternoon...west winds 10 knots or less. smoke. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. smoke.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds. areas of smoke. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday night...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south less than
10 knots. becoming mainly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 2 feet or less.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
947 am edt thu jul 16 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.


lez147>149-162015-
willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
947 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.this afternoon...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. smoke.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds. areas of smoke in the
morning, then patchy smoke in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. patchy smoke in the evening. showers likely
overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 82 degrees, off cleveland 64
degrees, and off erie 75 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
947 am edt thu jul 16 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.


lez142-143-162015-
maumee bay to reno beach oh-reno beach to the islands oh-
947 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.this afternoon...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
smoke, then areas of smoke late. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. smoke.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less. smoke. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
areas of smoke in the evening. a chance of showers overnight.
waves 1 foot or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 82 degrees, off cleveland 64
degrees, and off erie 75 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
947 am edt thu jul 16 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.


lez144>146-162015-
the islands to vermilion oh-vermilion to avon point oh-
avon point to willowick oh-
947 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.this afternoon...north winds 5 to 10 knots. smoke. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. smoke
in the morning, then areas of smoke in the afternoon. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
areas of smoke in the evening. showers likely overnight. waves
1 foot or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 82 degrees, off cleveland 64
degrees, and off erie 75 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1009 am edt thu jul 16 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.


lhz443-162215-
port sanilac to port huron mi-
1009 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.rest of today...north winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. smoke.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots early in the evening
becoming light and variable. partly cloudy. areas of smoke early
in the evening, then patchy smoke in the late evening and
overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. partly cloudy until
late afternoon becoming mostly sunny. patchy smoke early in the
morning, then smoke in the late morning and early afternoon.
areas of smoke early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy.
areas of smoke early in the evening. waves 2 feet or less. 

see lake huron open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
1009 am edt thu jul 16 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.


lez444-162215-
michigan waters of lake erie from detroit river to north cape mi-
1009 am edt thu jul 16 2026

...dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 am edt friday...

.rest of today...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots late in the
morning becoming light and variable, then becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. partly cloudy. smoke. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. smoke until
early morning, then areas of smoke after midnight. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. smoke.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. partly cloudy.
areas of smoke early in the evening. waves 2 feet or less. 

see lake erie open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

the water temperature at belle isle is 80 degrees.

$$