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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 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.


lez020-161500-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
403 am edt thu jul 16 2026

.today...light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. 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 76 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 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.


lez040-041-161500-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 am edt thu jul 16 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 buffalo ny
403 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.


loz042-161500-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 am edt thu jul 16 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 15 knots. smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less. areas of smoke. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less
building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. mainly clear, then becoming partly
cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 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 buffalo ny
403 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.


loz043-161500-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 am edt thu jul 16 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. smoke in the evening. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds less than 10 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a
chance of showers monday night. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off rochester is 73 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 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.


loz044-161500-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
403 am edt thu jul 16 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. smoke in the evening. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or
less building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. becoming mainly clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 1 foot or less.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 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.


loz045-161500-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 am edt thu jul 16 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. smoke in the evening. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
a chance of showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. mainly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
a chance of showers monday night. waves 1 foot or less building
to 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$