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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 pm edt fri mar 13 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.


lez020-140300-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
803 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 am edt saturday...

.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. rain showers likely
early, then rain and snow showers likely late this evening. snow
showers likely after midnight. 
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots.
a chance of snow showers in the morning. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a
chance of snow overnight. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow and rain. 
.sunday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain and snow
showers. 
.tuesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. a
chance of snow showers wednesday night. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 33 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 pm edt fri mar 13 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.


lez040-041-140300-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
803 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 am edt saturday...

.tonight...southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west. snow
showers likely with a chance of rain showers early, then snow
showers likely after midnight. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
a chance of snow showers in the morning. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east 5 to
10 knots. a chance of snow overnight. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing
to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow and rain in the morning, then
a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sunday night...south gales to 35 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.monday...south winds to 30 knots becoming west and increasing to
35 knot gales. rain and snow showers. 
.tuesday...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots.
a chance of snow showers during the day. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a
chance of snow showers wednesday night. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 pm edt fri mar 13 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.


loz042-140300-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
803 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

...gale warning in effect until 8 am edt saturday...

.tonight...southwest winds to 30 knots becoming west and
increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. rain showers early,
then rain and snow showers likely after midnight. snow showers
likely late. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 10 to 13 feet. waves
occasionally around 16 feet. 
.saturday...west gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots. snow
showers likely in the morning. waves 10 to 14 feet subsiding to
7 to 10 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east and
diminishing to 10 knots or less overnight. a chance of snow
overnight. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. waves
occasionally around 10 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 15 to 25 knots. snow likely in the morning,
then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.sunday night...southeast winds to 30 knots becoming south. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.monday...south winds to 30 knots becoming west and increasing to
40 knot gales. rain and snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet building
to 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
mostly cloudy. waves 9 to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 16 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. a chance
of snow and rain showers wednesday night. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 pm edt fri mar 13 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.


loz043-044-140300-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
803 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

...gale warning in effect through saturday afternoon...

.tonight...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales after midnight. rain showers early,
then rain showers with a chance of snow showers after midnight.
snow and rain showers late. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 8 to
11 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.saturday...west gales to 35 knots. snow showers likely in the
morning. waves 12 to 17 feet subsiding to 11 to 15 feet. waves
occasionally around 22 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds to 30 knots becoming east and
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots overnight. partly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 10 to 14 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.sunday...southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.sunday night...southeast winds to 30 knots becoming south and
increasing to 35 knot gales. cloudy. waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.monday...southeast winds to 30 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. rain showers during the day, then
snow and rain showers monday night. waves 4 to 7 feet building to
11 to 15 feet. waves occasionally around 19 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 30 knots. a
chance of snow showers. waves 12 to 16 feet subsiding to 10 to
13 feet. waves occasionally around 20 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. a chance
of snow showers wednesday night. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 38 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 pm edt fri mar 13 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.


loz045-140300-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
803 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

...gale warning in effect through saturday afternoon...

.tonight...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest. snow and
rain showers early, then snow showers late. waves in ice free
areas 3 to 6 feet building to 9 to 12 feet. waves in ice free
areas occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday...west gales to 35 knots diminishing to 30 knots in the
afternoon. snow showers in the morning, then a chance of snow
showers in the afternoon. waves 11 to 16 feet subsiding to 10 to
14 feet. waves occasionally around 20 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds to 30 knots becoming northeast and
diminishing to 10 knots or less overnight. partly to mostly
cloudy. waves 10 to 13 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 16 feet. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow in the morning,
then a chance of snow and rain in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or
less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday night...southeast winds to 30 knots increasing to 40 knot
gales. a chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain
showers overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 5 to 9 feet.
waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.monday...southeast gales to 40 knots becoming southwest. rain
showers during the day, then snow and rain showers monday night.
waves 5 to 9 feet building to 12 to 16 feet. waves occasionally
around 20 feet. 
.tuesday...west gales to 40 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 30 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 11 to
16 feet subsiding to 9 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around
20 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. a chance
of snow showers wednesday night. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
348 pm edt fri mar 13 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.


lez148-149-140215-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
348 pm edt fri mar 13 2026

...gale warning in effect through late tonight...

.tonight...southwest gales to 35 knots becoming west. snow likely
with a slight chance of rain early, then snow likely late this
evening. a chance of snow after midnight. waves 10 to 13 feet
subsiding to 8 to 11 feet. waves occasionally around 16 feet. 
.saturday...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 20 knots.
a chance of snow in the morning. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a
chance of snow overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing
to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow in the morning. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for monday through wednesday.

the water temperature off toledo is 42 degrees, off cleveland 37
degrees, and off erie 36 degrees.

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