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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

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.


lez020-182200-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy late
this morning, then becoming partly sunny. 
.tonight...light and variable winds. partly to mostly cloudy. 
.wednesday...light and variable winds. mostly sunny. 
.wednesday night...light and variable winds. mostly cloudy. 
.thursday...light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. rain showers likely thursday night. 
.friday...west winds 10 knots or less. rain showers likely during
the day. 
.saturday...west winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 47 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

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.


lez040-041-182200-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. a
chance of rain showers in the evening. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...east winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely thursday night. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. rain
showers likely during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

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.


loz042-182200-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

.rest of today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west.
mostly cloudy late this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
partly to mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...north winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely thursday night. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. rain showers likely during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

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.


loz043-044-182200-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
partly to mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds less than 10 knots. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. rain showers likely thursday night. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain
showers friday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet,
then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 48 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

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.


loz045-182200-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am est tue nov 18 2025

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
northwest. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...light and variable winds. partly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. rain showers likely thursday night.
waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. rain showers during the day, then a chance of rain
showers friday night. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet,
then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
941 am est tue nov 18 2025

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.


lez148-149-182115-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
941 am est tue nov 18 2025

.rest of today...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
a slight chance of rain and snow late this morning, then a chance
of rain and snow early this afternoon. a chance of rain late.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. a
chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain
overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.wednesday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.wednesday night...northeast winds less than 10 knots. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for thursday through saturday.

the water temperature off toledo is 44 degrees, off cleveland 49
degrees, and off erie 47 degrees.

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