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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt fri sep 18 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.


lez020-182100-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1003 am edt fri sep 18 2026

.this afternoon...north winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny.
.tonight...north winds less than 10 knots becoming east. mostly
cloudy. 
.saturday...east winds 10 knots or less. partly sunny in the
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 knots or less. a chance of
showers overnight. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of showers. 
.monday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers
monday night. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 73 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt fri sep 18 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.


lez040-041-182100-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am edt fri sep 18 2026

.this afternoon...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
sunny. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. partly
cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny in the
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...east winds 10 knots or less. a chance of
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. a chance of showers. waves 1 foot or less building to
2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers
monday night. waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. showers
likely. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt fri sep 18 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.


loz042-182100-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am edt fri sep 18 2026

.this afternoon...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
sunny. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 15 to
20 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet building to 2 to
4 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. partly sunny. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots.
a chance of showers monday night. waves 4 to 7 feet building to
6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.tuesday...east winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
a chance of showers. waves 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
11 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt fri sep 18 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.


loz043-182100-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am edt fri sep 18 2026

.this afternoon...north winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.saturday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. mostly
sunny. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. showers likely during the day.
waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 7 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers monday night. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.tuesday...east winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
a chance of showers. waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 11 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 71 degrees, and the water
temperature at the central lake buoy is 70 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt fri sep 18 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.


loz044-182100-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
1003 am edt fri sep 18 2026

.this afternoon...north winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...northeast winds 10 knots or less. mostly sunny. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
sunday night. waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east. a chance
of showers monday night. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 7 feet. 
.tuesday...east winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves
1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature off oswego is 71 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt fri sep 18 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.


loz045-182100-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am edt fri sep 18 2026

.this afternoon...north winds 10 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.tonight...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less
than 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. showers likely during the day. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. partly cloudy, then
becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tuesday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature off cape vincent is 70 degrees.

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