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


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niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
426 pm edt fri mar 20 2026

.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
partly to mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of rain
showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. rain
showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. rain showers
likely in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight.
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. mostly
cloudy, then clearing. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.tuesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
a chance of snow showers tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of snow showers during the day. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 

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fzus51 kbuf 202026
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expires:202603210300;;023045

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


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hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
426 pm edt fri mar 20 2026

.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
rain and snow showers likely overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. rain showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. rain showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
rain and snow showers overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. a chance
of snow showers during the day. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers tuesday
night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of snow showers during the day. waves 5 to 8 feet
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 38 degrees.

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fzus51 kbuf 202026
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
426 pm edt fri mar 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.


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mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
426 pm edt fri mar 20 2026

.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves in ice
free areas 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. partly to mostly
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...light and variable winds becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow showers in the evening, then snow
and rain showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. rain and
snow showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday night...north winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. rain showers likely in the evening, then a chance of
snow and rain showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.tuesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. a chance of snow showers tuesday night. waves 2 feet or
less building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of snow showers. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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