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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt thu may 14 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.


lez040-041-142100-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am edt thu may 14 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. showers likely
with patchy drizzle late this morning, then a chance of showers
with patchy drizzle early this afternoon. patchy drizzle late.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less. patchy drizzle in
the evening. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms saturday night. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
showers likely during the day. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy. 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
1003 am edt thu may 14 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-loz030-142100-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-lower niagara river-
1003 am edt thu may 14 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of
showers with patchy drizzle late this morning, then patchy
drizzle early this afternoon. a chance of showers with patchy
drizzle late. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less. patchy drizzle in
the evening. 
.friday...light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
partly cloudy. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers likely saturday night. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a chance of
showers during the day. 
.monday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. mostly
cloudy, then clearing. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 50 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt thu may 14 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.


loz042-142100-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am edt thu may 14 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. patchy drizzle
late this morning, then a chance of showers with patchy drizzle
this afternoon. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. mostly
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. showers likely
saturday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a chance of
showers during the day. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. partly to
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt thu may 14 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.


loz043-044-142100-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am edt thu may 14 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest. a chance of showers with patchy drizzle early this
afternoon. patchy drizzle late. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers
in the evening, then showers likely overnight. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. mostly
cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. waves 1 to
2 feet. 
.friday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. showers
likely saturday night. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. showers
likely during the day. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. partly to
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

the water temperature off rochester is 48 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt thu may 14 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.


loz045-142100-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am edt thu may 14 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
northwest. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. a
chance of showers in the evening, then showers overnight. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. mostly cloudy
in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.friday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
showers likely saturday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. showers
likely during the day. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. partly to
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
951 am edt thu may 14 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>149-142015-
the islands to vermilion oh-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-
951 am edt thu may 14 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until noon edt today...

.rest of today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. showers likely late this morning, then a chance
of showers this afternoon. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 knots or less. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 58 degrees, off cleveland 53
degrees, and off erie 54 degrees.

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