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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 pm edt fri oct 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.


lez020-170900-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1004 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

.overnight...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less
than 10 knots. mostly sunny. 
.saturday night...light and variable winds. clear.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. sunny.
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
clear.
.monday...south winds less than 10 knots. mainly clear. 
.tuesday...light and variable winds. mainly clear. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
mainly clear. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 64 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 pm edt fri oct 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.


lez040-041-170900-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1004 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.overnight...north winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. a chance of rain showers in the morning. waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming east. mainly
clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mainly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 pm edt fri oct 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.


loz042-170900-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1004 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.overnight...north winds to 30 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. a chance of rain showers in the
morning. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. sunny. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
5 to 15 knots. clear. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear. waves
2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 pm edt fri oct 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.


loz043-044-170900-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1004 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.overnight...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north. a
chance of showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. a chance of rain showers in the
morning. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southwest. mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.sunday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. clear. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming north. mainly
clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear. waves
2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 62 degrees, the water
temperature at the central lake buoy is 57 degrees, and the water
temperature off oswego is 60 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 pm edt fri oct 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.


loz045-170900-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1004 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday afternoon...

.overnight...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north
15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southwest. mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. sunny.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. mainly clear. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast less than
10 knots. mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 

the water temperature off cape vincent is 58 degrees.

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