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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
404 am edt sat mar 21 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.


lez020-211500-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
404 am edt sat mar 21 2026

.today...light and variable winds. patchy fog early. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south. mostly
cloudy. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. rain.
.sunday night...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
rain with a chance of snow showers in the evening, then a chance
of snow showers overnight. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
a chance of snow showers during the day. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. partly
to mostly cloudy. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mostly cloudy. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 33 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
404 am edt sat mar 21 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.


lez040-041-211500-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
404 am edt sat mar 21 2026

.today...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. patchy
fog early. waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. rain.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. rain with a chance of
snow showers in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...north winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
partly cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less.
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
343 am edt sat mar 21 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.


lez148-149-211415-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
343 am edt sat mar 21 2026

.today...north winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
patchy fog this morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of rain showers in the morning, then rain showers likely
in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...north winds 5 to 15 knots. rain showers likely in
the evening, then a chance of snow and rain showers overnight.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for monday through wednesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 40 degrees, off cleveland 35
degrees, and off erie 38 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
343 am edt sat mar 21 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.


lez142-143-211415-
maumee bay to reno beach oh-reno beach to the islands oh-
343 am edt sat mar 21 2026

.today...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. patchy
dense fog this morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots. rain showers likely
in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for monday through wednesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 40 degrees, off cleveland 35
degrees, and off erie 38 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
343 am edt sat mar 21 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>147-211415-
the islands to vermilion oh-vermilion to avon point oh-
avon point to willowick oh-willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-
343 am edt sat mar 21 2026

.today...northeast winds less than 10 knots. patchy dense fog
this morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. a chance
of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots. rain showers likely
in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for monday through wednesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 40 degrees, off cleveland 35
degrees, and off erie 38 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
350 am edt sat mar 21 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.


lez444-211600-
michigan waters of lake erie from detroit river to north cape mi-
350 am edt sat mar 21 2026

.today...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy in the
morning becoming partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning, then veering to
the southwest after midnight. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest in
the late morning and early afternoon, then becoming north 10 to
15 knots early in the afternoon. partly cloudy with a chance of
showers until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely early in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers early in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of light rain and snow showers in the late evening and
early morning. partly cloudy after midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

see lake erie open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

the water temperature at belle isle is 37 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast for michigan
national weather service detroit/pontiac mi
350 am edt sat mar 21 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.


lhz443-211600-
port sanilac to port huron mi-
350 am edt sat mar 21 2026

.today...north winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the southeast in
the late morning and afternoon. mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 to 15 knots veering to the southwest
after midnight. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north 10 to 15 knots
in the late morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 15 to 20
knots early in the afternoon. mostly cloudy. light showers likely
until late afternoon, then a chance of showers early in the
afternoon. waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 5 feet early in the
afternoon. waves occasionally around 7 feet. a small craft advisory
may be needed.
.sunday night...north winds 20 to 25 knots diminishing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. mostly cloudy. a chance of showers early
in the evening. waves 5 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 

see lake huron open lake forecast for days 3 through 5.

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