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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est thu feb 5 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.


lez020-051600-
upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
403 am est thu feb 5 2026

.today...southwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers early. 
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mostly cloudy. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. snow.
.friday night...west winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. snow likely. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. mostly cloudy. 
.sunday...west winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. 
.monday...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
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 thu feb 5 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.


lez040-041-051600-
buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
403 am est thu feb 5 2026

.today...southwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers early. the lake is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mostly cloudy. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. snow.
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots. snow likely. 
.saturday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. partly to mostly cloudy. 
.sunday...west winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
mostly cloudy. 
.monday...southwest winds less than 10 knots. 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 thu feb 5 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.


loz042-051600-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
403 am est thu feb 5 2026

.today...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers this morning. waves 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. mostly cloudy. waves
2 feet or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. snow. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday night...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming northwest to
30 knots. snow. waves 3 to 5 feet building to 8 to 11 feet. waves
occasionally around 14 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding
to 2 to 4 feet. waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. mostly
cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
403 am est thu feb 5 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.


loz043-044-051600-
hamlin beach to mexico bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
403 am est thu feb 5 2026

.today...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. lake effect snow showers likely early, then a chance of
snow showers. waves 2 feet or less. 
.tonight...south winds 10 knots or less. mostly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of snow. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest
and increasing to 30 knots overnight. snow. waves 2 feet or less
building to 8 to 12 feet. waves occasionally around 15 feet. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers. visibility one quarter mile
or less at times. waves 8 to 11 feet subsiding to 3 to 5 feet.
waves occasionally around 14 feet. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. mostly
cloudy. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.monday...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. mostly cloudy.
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
403 am est thu feb 5 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.


loz045-051600-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
403 am est thu feb 5 2026

.today...northwest winds less than 10 knots. a chance of snow
showers early. waves in ice free areas 1 foot or less. 
.tonight...light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow in the
afternoon. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north and
increasing to 30 knots overnight. snow. visibility one quarter
mile or less at times overnight. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to
25 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. visibility one
quarter mile or less at times. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
partly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.monday...southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
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
306 am est thu feb 5 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>149-051515-
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-
306 am est thu feb 5 2026

.today...southwest winds 10 knots or less. partly sunny. the lake
is mostly ice covered.
.tonight...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. a slight
chance of snow in the evening, then snow likely overnight. 
.friday...south winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west and increasing
to 15 to 25 knots. snow.
.friday night...northwest gales to 35 knots diminishing to
30 knots. snow. visibility one quarter mile or less at times. 

waves omitted due to the lake being mostly ice covered.

see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday.

the water temperature off toledo is 34 degrees, off cleveland 33
degrees, and off erie 33 degrees.

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