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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est wed mar 4 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.


lez020-042200-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1003 am est wed mar 4 2026

.rest of today...light and variable winds. patchy fog late this
morning. 
.tonight...light and variable winds. mostly cloudy. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast
less than 10 knots. rain.
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. rain showers likely friday night. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. rain showers. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 32 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est wed mar 4 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.


lez040-041-042200-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am est wed mar 4 2026

.rest of today...light and variable winds. patchy fog late this
morning. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...northeast winds 10 knots or less. a chance of rain
overnight. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of rain in
the morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to
less than 10 knots. rain.
.friday...south winds less than 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. rain showers likely friday night. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. rain showers. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. partly cloudy. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est wed mar 4 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.


loz042-042200-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am est wed mar 4 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots. partly to mostly cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...east winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. rain likely in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. rain. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.friday...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. rain showers likely friday night.
waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. rain
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est wed mar 4 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.


loz043-044-042200-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am est wed mar 4 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. becoming mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east.
rain. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 9 feet. 
.friday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots.
rain showers likely friday night. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 35 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est wed mar 4 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.


loz045-042200-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am est wed mar 4 2026

.rest of today...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
partly to mostly sunny. waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east.
rain with freezing rain likely. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and increasing
to 30 knots. rain showers friday night. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds to 30 knots becoming west and diminishing
to 10 to 15 knots. rain showers. waves 1 foot or less building to
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
946 am est wed mar 4 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.


lez147>149-042115-
willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
946 am est wed mar 4 2026

...dense fog advisory in effect until 11 am est this morning...

.rest of today...northeast winds less than 10 knots. patchy dense
fog late this morning. patchy fog late. the lake is mostly ice
covered.
.tonight...northeast winds less than 10 knots. patchy fog. rain
likely overnight. 
.thursday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. patchy fog. rain.
.thursday night...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east
less than 10 knots. patchy fog in the evening. rain in the
evening. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for friday through sunday.

the water temperature off toledo is 37 degrees, off cleveland 33
degrees, and off erie 33 degrees.

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