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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1004 pm edt thu oct 15 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.


loz045-160900-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1004 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 2 am edt friday through
saturday afternoon...

.rest of tonight...east winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast
and increasing to 15 to 25 knots. rain after midnight. waves
1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 
.friday...south winds to 30 knots becoming west. rain. waves 3 to
6 feet building to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.friday night...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north. a
chance of rain in the evening. waves 5 to 9 feet subsiding to
4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.saturday...north winds to 30 knots becoming northwest and
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. mostly sunny.
waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.saturday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
mainly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south. mainly
clear. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to less than 10 knots. mainly clear, then becoming
partly cloudy. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
becoming mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 

the water temperature off cape vincent is 58 degrees.

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