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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu aug 20 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.


lez020-210300-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
403 pm edt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...northeast winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear. 
.friday...light and variable winds. sunny.
.friday night...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. mainly clear. 
.saturday...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers overnight. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. 
.monday...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers. 
.tuesday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. partly
cloudy. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off buffalo is 76 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu aug 20 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.


lez040-041-210300-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 pm edt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. clear. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves
2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves
2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. partly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

fzus51 kbuf 202003
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu aug 20 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.


loz042-210300-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 pm edt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southwest. showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu aug 20 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.


loz043-210300-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm edt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off rochester is 65 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu aug 20 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.


loz044-210300-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
403 pm edt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. mainly clear.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then showers likely overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
monday night. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt thu aug 20 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.


loz045-210300-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 pm edt thu aug 20 2026

.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming north. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.saturday night...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south
15 to 20 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. showers likely. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$