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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 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.


loz042-160900-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...west winds 5 to 10 knots. smoke. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots. smoke. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming
northeast 5 to 15 knots. smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...east winds 10 knots or less. areas of smoke in the
morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...east winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or
less building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding
to 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers monday night. 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
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 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.


lez020-160900-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...light and variable winds. smoke.
.thursday...light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to
10 knots. smoke.
.thursday night...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light
and variable. smoke.
.friday...light and variable winds. areas of smoke in the
morning. 
.friday night...light and variable winds. showers likely
overnight. 
.saturday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. 
.sunday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
partly cloudy. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. a
chance of showers monday night. 

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
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 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.


lez040-041-160900-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
west. smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
smoke. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. smoke. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds. areas of smoke in the
morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms
overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
becoming mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...south winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers and thunderstorms monday night.
waves 1 foot or less building 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
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 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.


loz045-160900-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest.
smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
5 to 15 knots. smoke. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. areas
of smoke in the morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest.
showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to less than 10 knots. a chance of showers during the
day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.monday...south winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
a chance of showers monday night. waves 1 foot or less building
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
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 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.


loz043-160900-
hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...west winds 5 to 15 knots. smoke. waves 2 feet
or less. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast
and diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. smoke. waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northeast winds less than 10 knots. areas of smoke in
the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...east winds 10 knots or less becoming south. a
chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest 15 to
20 knots. showers with a chance of thunderstorms. waves 2 feet or
less building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. mainly clear. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less. 
.monday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 1 foot or less.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

the water temperature off rochester is 73 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 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.


loz044-160900-
sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
1003 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...west winds 5 to 15 knots. smoke. waves 1 to
3 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. smoke. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to
15 knots. smoke. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.friday...north winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. areas
of smoke in the morning. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday night...light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to
10 knots. a chance of showers overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. waves 1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet.
waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest and
diminishing to less than 10 knots. a chance of showers during the
day. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...south winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of showers monday night. waves 2 feet or less.

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
900 pm edt wed jul 15 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>149-160815-
willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-
lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
900 pm edt wed jul 15 2026

.overnight...west winds 10 knots or less becoming north. a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. patchy
smoke. areas of smoke late. waves 2 feet or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. smoke.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
smoke in the evening, then areas of smoke overnight. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.friday...light and variable winds. areas of smoke in the
morning. waves 1 foot or less. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 79 degrees, off cleveland 63
degrees, and off erie 74 degrees.

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