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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 19 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.


loz042-200300-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 pm edt wed aug 19 2026

.tonight...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...light and variable winds. becoming mostly sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds. mainly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. 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
403 pm edt wed aug 19 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.


lez020-200300-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
403 pm edt wed aug 19 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming light and variable.
a chance of showers early. patchy fog after midnight. 
.thursday...light and variable winds. patchy fog in the morning. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds. mainly clear. 
.friday...light and variable winds. sunny.
.friday night...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. 
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.sunday...west winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers. 
.monday...west winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off buffalo is 76 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 19 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.


lez040-041-200300-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 pm edt wed aug 19 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east and
diminishing to less than 10 knots after midnight. partly to
mostly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
east. clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 2 feet
or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 19 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.


loz045-200300-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 pm edt wed aug 19 2026

.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
partly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
partly to mostly sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest.
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a
chance of showers during the day, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms saturday night. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. showers
with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms sunday night. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 19 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.


loz043-200300-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 pm edt wed aug 19 2026

.tonight...northwest winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds less than 10 knots. partly to mostly
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...northwest winds less than 10 knots. mainly
clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.sunday...west winds 10 to 15 knots. a chance of showers. waves
1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots.
a chance of showers during the day. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off rochester is 55 degrees.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 pm edt wed aug 19 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.


loz044-200300-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
403 pm edt wed aug 19 2026

.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. partly
cloudy. waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds less than 10 knots. partly sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...northwest winds less than 10 knots. mainly
clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds less than 10 knots becoming north. sunny.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms during the day, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms sunday night. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers during
the day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
347 pm edt wed aug 19 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.


lez147>149-200215-
willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
347 pm edt wed aug 19 2026

.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. a slight
chance of showers after midnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...east winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a slight
chance of showers in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
mostly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 78 degrees, off cleveland 76
degrees, and off erie 78 degrees.

$$