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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est mon jan 12 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.


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hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm est mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through tuesday morning...

.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. cloudy.
waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. a chance of rain showers in the morning, then a chance
of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. rain and snow showers likely in the evening, then snow
showers likely overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. snow showers likely
during the day, then a chance of snow showers thursday night.
waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers friday night. waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 feet or less building
to 2 to 4 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 37 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est mon jan 12 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.


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sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
403 pm est mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through tuesday morning...

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of lake
effect snow showers early, then lake effect snow showers likely
late this evening. a chance of snow showers after midnight. waves
6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
13 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.tuesday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
rain showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. rain showers. waves
2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. rain and snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. snow showers. waves
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. a chance of
snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers. waves 2 feet or less building to 2 to
4 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est mon jan 12 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.


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mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 pm est mon jan 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through tuesday morning...

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow
showers likely this evening, then snow showers likely with a
chance of rain showers after midnight. a chance of snow showers
late. waves 6 to 10 feet subsiding to 5 to 8 feet. waves
occasionally around 13 feet. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tuesday night...south winds to 30 knots becoming southwest 15 to
25 knots. rain showers likely. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. rain showers likely in the morning, then rain showers
with snow showers likely in the afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. snow and rain showers in the
evening, then snow showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.thursday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. snow
showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 
.friday...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers during the day, then snow showers likely
saturday night. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 

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