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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1240 am est fri feb 6 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.


lez020-061015-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1240 am est fri feb 6 2026

.overnight...south winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest.
snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. mostly
cloudy. 
.monday...southeast winds less than 10 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.tuesday...east winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow showers
tuesday night. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 32 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1240 am est fri feb 6 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.


lez040-041-061015-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1240 am est fri feb 6 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from this evening through
saturday afternoon...

.overnight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. the
lake is mostly ice covered.
.friday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. snow showers. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots. snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow
showers overnight. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow
showers. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
mostly cloudy. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. mostly
cloudy. 
.monday...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
mostly cloudy. 
.tuesday...east winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow showers
tuesday night. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1240 am est fri feb 6 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.


loz042-061015-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1240 am est fri feb 6 2026

...gale warning in effect from this evening through saturday
morning...

.overnight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales overnight. snow showers in the
evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 3 to
5 feet building to 10 to 13 feet. waves occasionally around
16 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. lake effect snow showers likely. waves 9 to 12 feet
subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 7 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...east winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers
tuesday night. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1240 am est fri feb 6 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.


loz043-061015-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1240 am est fri feb 6 2026

...gale warning in effect from this evening through saturday
morning...

.overnight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 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 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
and increasing to 35 knot gales overnight. snow showers. waves
2 feet or less building to 9 to 13 feet. waves occasionally
around 16 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. lake effect snow showers likely. waves 10 to 13 feet
subsiding to 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 16 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. snow showers
likely in the evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight.
waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers
tuesday night. 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
1240 am est fri feb 6 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.


loz044-061015-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
1240 am est fri feb 6 2026

.overnight...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. a chance
of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 10 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
building to 9 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots. lake effect snow showers
likely. visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the
morning. waves 8 to 12 feet subsiding to 5 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming north.
a chance of snow showers. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow showers
tuesday night. waves 1 foot or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1240 am est fri feb 6 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.


loz045-061015-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1240 am est fri feb 6 2026

.overnight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
mostly cloudy. waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of snow showers in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north and
increasing to 30 knots overnight. snow showers. visibility one
quarter mile or less at times overnight. waves 1 foot or less
building to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. visibility one quarter mile
or less at times in the morning. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds less than 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a
chance of snow showers tuesday night. waves 1 foot or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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