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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est sun jan 4 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.


lez040-041-042200-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 am est sun jan 4 2026

.rest of today...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers late this morning. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a chance
of snow overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. snow in
the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tuesday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. rain
showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of rain showers thursday night. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est sun jan 4 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-loz030-042200-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-lower niagara river-
1003 am est sun jan 4 2026

.rest of today...west winds 5 to 10 knots. partly sunny late this
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south. snow
likely overnight. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. snow.
.monday night...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. cloudy.
.tuesday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest
10 to 15 knots. rain showers likely. 
.wednesday...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest less
than 10 knots. a chance of rain showers during the day. 
.thursday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. a
chance of rain showers thursday night. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 32 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est sun jan 4 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.


loz042-042200-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am est sun jan 4 2026

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of lake
effect snow showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of snow overnight. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. snow. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday night...south winds 10 knots or less. cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. rain
showers likely. waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. a chance of rain showers during the day. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of rain
showers thursday night. waves 1 foot or less. 

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est sun jan 4 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.


loz043-044-042200-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am est sun jan 4 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm est this evening...

.rest of today...northwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow showers likely, then a chance of
snow showers late. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to
15 knots. a chance of snow overnight. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding
to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. snow. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.monday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers in the evening. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance
of rain showers during the day, then rain showers tuesday night.
waves 2 feet or less. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. rain showers likely during the day. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers thursday night. waves 2 feet
or less. 

the water temperature off rochester is 34 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est sun jan 4 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.


loz045-042200-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 am est sun jan 4 2026

.rest of today...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers late this morning. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. partly cloudy
in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet
subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots. snow. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.monday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots. snow in the evening,
then a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tuesday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a chance of
rain and snow showers during the day, then rain showers with
freezing rain likely tuesday night. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. rain
showers with freezing rain likely during the day. waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to
20 knots. a chance of rain showers thursday night. waves 1 to
3 feet. 

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