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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
404 pm est tue feb 24 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.


loz043-044-250400-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
404 pm est tue feb 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from wednesday morning through
thursday morning...

.tonight...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers late this evening. snow after
midnight. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. snow
showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow
showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. lake effect snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less building to 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers saturday night. waves 3 to 6 feet building
to 5 to 8 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of snow showers during the day. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 36 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
404 pm est tue feb 24 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-
404 pm est tue feb 24 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 3 am est wednesday through
thursday morning...

.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. snow after midnight. waves in ice
free areas 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves in ice free
areas occasionally around 6 feet. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow
showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers in
the morning. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 30 knots.
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less building to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers saturday night. waves
4 to 7 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. a chance
of snow showers during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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