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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est wed feb 25 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.


loz043-044-260400-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm est wed feb 25 2026

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

.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow showers.
waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow showers
likely. waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mostly sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 25 knots. partly to mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers saturday night. waves 2 to 4 feet building
to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...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. 
.monday...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east. a chance
of snow showers. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
waves occasionally around 6 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 36 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm est wed feb 25 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-
403 pm est wed feb 25 2026

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

.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots. snow showers. waves in ice
free areas 4 to 7 feet. waves in ice free areas occasionally
around 9 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. partly to mostly sunny.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...south winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to
30 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.saturday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers saturday night. waves
2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet, then subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. a chance
of snow showers. waves 1 foot or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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