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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt sat may 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-
1003 pm edt sat may 16 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. patchy fog
late. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. patchy
fog in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 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. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
showers likely during the day. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
mostly 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 pm edt sat may 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-loz030-170900-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-lower niagara river-
1003 pm edt sat may 16 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. patchy fog. 
.sunday...southwest winds less than 10 knots. patchy fog in the
morning. 
.sunday night...south winds less than 10 knots. partly to mostly
cloudy. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. becoming mostly sunny. 
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms tuesday
night. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day. 
.thursday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. partly to mostly cloudy. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off buffalo is 50 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt sat may 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-
1003 pm edt sat may 16 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
patchy fog late. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. patchy
fog in the morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday night...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. a chance of showers in the morning. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly to mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
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 pm edt sat may 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-
1003 pm edt sat may 16 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
patchy fog. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. patchy fog
in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. 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 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day. waves 2 to
4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less
than 10 knots. partly to mostly 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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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt sat may 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-
1003 pm edt sat may 16 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. patchy fog
after midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. patchy fog in the
morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. becoming
mostly sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 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. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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