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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt tue may 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.


loz042-122100-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am edt tue may 12 2026

.this afternoon...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. a chance
of showers during the day. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt tue may 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.


lez040-041-122100-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am edt tue may 12 2026

.this afternoon...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots overnight. a chance of showers in
the evening, then showers overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest.
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.friday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. partly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt tue may 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.


lez020-loz030-122100-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-lower niagara river-
1003 am edt tue may 12 2026

.this afternoon...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mostly sunny. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
showers.
.wednesday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest 15 to
20 knots. showers.
.wednesday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers in the evening. 
.thursday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. a
chance of showers during the day. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
partly cloudy. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. partly
cloudy. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 49 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt tue may 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.


loz045-122100-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am edt tue may 12 2026

.this afternoon...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to
20 knots overnight. showers likely overnight. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south.
showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north. a
chance of showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt tue may 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.


loz043-122100-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am edt tue may 12 2026

.this afternoon...light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. a chance
of showers in the evening, then showers overnight. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. showers in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. waves
2 feet or less. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west 10 to
15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off rochester is 49 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am edt tue may 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.


loz044-122100-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
1003 am edt tue may 12 2026

.this afternoon...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots overnight. showers overnight. waves
2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...southeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming south 10 to
15 knots. showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west.
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers overnight. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. a
chance of showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
943 am edt tue may 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.


lez146>149-122015-
avon point to willowick oh-willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
943 am edt tue may 12 2026

.rest of today...northeast winds 10 knots or less. sunny late
this morning, then becoming partly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south and increasing
to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of showers in the evening, then
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of showers in the morning. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
a chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely
overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. waves
occasionally around 6 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for thursday through saturday.

the water temperature off toledo is 57 degrees, off cleveland 52
degrees, and off erie 54 degrees.

$$