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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt thu oct 16 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.


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mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt thu oct 16 2025

.overnight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers in
the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. showers.
waves 2 to 4 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.monday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. showers during the day, then a
chance of showers monday night. waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to
3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.tuesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. showers. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 

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