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Latest Nearshore Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/17/2026 4:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/17/2026 11:00 AM America/New_York.
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am edt sun may 17 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.
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niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 am edt sun may 17 2026
.today...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
partly sunny. waves 1 foot or less.
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers.
waves 1 foot or less.
.monday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. becoming mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of
showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers
during the day, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms
tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. showers likely during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.thursday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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Latest Nearshore Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/17/2026 4:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/17/2026 11:00 AM America/New_York.
fzus51 kbuf 170803
nshbuf
expires:202605171500;;700229
nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am edt sun may 17 2026
for waters within five nautical miles of shore
waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.
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hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 am edt sun may 17 2026
.today...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. partly sunny.
waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less.
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
becoming mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less.
.monday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms tuesday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast less
than 10 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
2 feet or less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
the water temperature off rochester is 47 degrees.
$$
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Latest Nearshore Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 5/17/2026 4:03 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 5/17/2026 11:00 AM America/New_York.
fzus51 kbuf 170803
nshbuf
expires:202605171500;;700230
nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am edt sun may 17 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.
loz045-171500-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 am edt sun may 17 2026
.today...southwest winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy this
morning, then becoming partly sunny. waves 2 feet or less.
.tonight...light and variable winds becoming east 5 to 10 knots.
a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less.
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of showers in the morning. waves 2 feet or less.
.monday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers during the day, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet.
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.thursday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and
variable. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
$$
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