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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

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.


lez040-041-310400-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through late friday night...

.tonight...west gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
a chance of snow showers early, then lake effect snow showers
likely from late evening on. waves 6 to 10 feet. waves
occasionally around 13 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to
15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow showers. waves 5 to 9 feet
subsiding to 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 7 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then
subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 to
3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of snow showers sunday night. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

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-loz030-310400-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-lower niagara river-
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers. 
.wednesday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers
in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon. 
.wednesday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
snow showers. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. partly sunny. 
.thursday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. 
.friday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers. 
.saturday...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of snow showers
during the day. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of snow showers sunday night. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 36 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

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.


loz042-310400-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

...gale warning in effect until midnight est tonight...

.tonight...west gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
snow showers likely. waves 10 to 13 feet subsiding to 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 16 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect
snow showers likely. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow showers likely. waves 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow
showers likely. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow showers
during the day, then snow showers likely friday night. waves 4 to
7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 
.saturday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of snow showers sunday night. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

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.


loz043-044-310400-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

...gale warning in effect until midnight est tonight...

.tonight...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 30 knots after
midnight. lake effect snow showers likely. waves 15 to 19 feet
subsiding to 9 to 13 feet. waves occasionally around 24 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 7 to 10 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally
around 13 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
lake effect snow showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow
showers. waves 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow showers. waves 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
11 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 38 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

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.


loz045-310400-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 pm est tue dec 30 2025

...gale warning in effect until midnight est tonight...

.tonight...west gales to 40 knots diminishing to 30 knots. a
chance of snow showers early. a chance of snow showers after
midnight. waves 13 to 17 feet subsiding to 7 to 10 feet. waves
occasionally around 22 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow showers. waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet.
waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect
snow showers. waves 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west. a
chance of snow showers in the morning, then lake effect snow
showers in the afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow
showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.friday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a
chance of snow showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of snow showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
354 pm est tue dec 30 2025

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.


lez148-149-310315-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
354 pm est tue dec 30 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday evening...

.tonight...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
snow. waves 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. snow. waves 4 to 7 feet
building to 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday night...northwest winds to 30 knots. snow in the
evening, then a chance of snow overnight. waves 5 to 9 feet.
waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of snow. waves
4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
9 feet. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for friday through sunday.

the water temperature off toledo is 34 degrees, off cleveland 35
degrees, and off erie 34 degrees.

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