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


lez020-041600-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
403 am est wed feb 4 2026

.today...west winds less than 10 knots. mostly cloudy this
morning, then becoming partly sunny. 
.tonight...west winds less than 10 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.thursday...west winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. mostly cloudy. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. snow showers. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.sunday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. mostly
cloudy. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 32 degrees.

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


lez040-041-041600-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 am est wed feb 4 2026

.today...west winds less than 10 knots. partly sunny. the lake is
mostly ice covered.
.tonight...west winds less than 10 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.thursday...west winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 30 knots. snow showers. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.sunday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. mostly
cloudy. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

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


loz042-041600-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 am est wed feb 4 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. lake effect
snow showers likely this morning, then a chance of snow showers
early this afternoon. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow
showers likely overnight. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of snow showers
in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to
15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers overnight. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. snow showers. waves 2 feet or less
building to 10 to 13 feet. waves occasionally around 16 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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


loz043-044-041600-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 am est wed feb 4 2026

.today...west winds 10 to 15 knots. lake effect snow showers this
morning, then a chance of lake effect snow showers this
afternoon. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow showers likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. lake
effect snow showers likely. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. snow showers. waves 1 foot or less
building to 10 to 14 feet. waves occasionally around 18 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots becoming north 15 to
25 knots. snow showers likely during the day. waves 9 to 12 feet
subsiding to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 34 degrees.

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


loz045-041600-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 am est wed feb 4 2026

.today...west winds 5 to 10 knots. a chance of snow showers
early. a chance of snow showers late. waves in ice free areas
1 foot or less. 
.tonight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers in the evening. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...south winds 10 knots or less increasing to
10 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 35 knot gales. snow showers. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. snow showers likely during the day. waves 1 foot or
less. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. partly cloudy. waves 1 foot
or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
301 am est wed feb 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.


lez145>149-041515-
vermilion to avon point oh-avon point to willowick oh-
willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
301 am est wed feb 4 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 knots or less. a slight chance of
snow this morning. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west.
mostly cloudy. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a
chance of snow overnight. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for friday through sunday.

the water temperature off toledo is 33 degrees, off cleveland 33
degrees, and off erie 32 degrees.

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