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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 am edt wed jul 22 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.


loz042-221515-
niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
803 am edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.today...west winds 15 to 25 knots. mostly sunny. waves 3 to
6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west 5 to
15 knots. becoming mainly clear. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 5 to 10 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. mainly
clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
partly to mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. a chance
of showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

$$

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 am edt wed jul 22 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.


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upper niagara river and buffalo harbor-
803 am edt wed jul 22 2026

.today...west winds around 10 knots. partly to mostly sunny. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
becoming mainly clear. 
.thursday...light and variable winds. sunny.
.thursday night...southwest winds less than 10 knots. mainly
clear. 
.friday...light and variable winds. mainly clear. 
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
partly cloudy. 
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. showers likely. 

the water temperature off buffalo is 74 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 am edt wed jul 22 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.


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buffalo to ripley along lake erie-
803 am edt wed jul 22 2026

.today...west winds around 15 knots. partly to mostly sunny. 
waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. becoming
mainly clear. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
sunny. waves 1 foot or less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds less than 10 knots. mainly
clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...southeast winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less. partly cloudy. waves
1 foot or less. 
.sunday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 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
803 am edt wed jul 22 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.


loz045-221515-
mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
803 am edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.today...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers early. a
chance of showers late. waves 5 to 8 feet building to 6 to
9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots
overnight. mostly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. waves
5 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. sunny. waves 2 feet or
less. 
.thursday night...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
mainly clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 15 knots. mainly clear, then
becoming mostly cloudy. waves 2 feet or less. 
.sunday...south winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a chance
of showers. waves 2 feet or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 am edt wed jul 22 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.


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hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
803 am edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.today...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers early. a
chance of showers late. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally
around 10 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. becoming mainly clear. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. sunny.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...south winds less than 10 knots. mainly clear.
waves 1 foot or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 knots or less. mainly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
partly cloudy, then becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less.
.sunday...southwest winds 10 knots or less. a chance of showers.
waves 2 feet or less. 

the water temperature off rochester is 72 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
803 am edt wed jul 22 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.


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sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
803 am edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.today...west winds 15 to 25 knots. a chance of showers early.
waves 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around 11 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. becoming mainly clear. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.thursday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. sunny.
waves 1 to 2 feet. 
.thursday night...west winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
mainly clear. waves 2 feet or less. 
.friday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. mainly
clear. waves 1 foot or less. 
.saturday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. mainly clear, then
becoming mostly cloudy. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sunday...south winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. a
chance of showers. waves 1 foot or less. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service cleveland oh
400 am edt wed jul 22 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.


lez148-149-221430-
geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh-conneaut oh to ripley ny-
400 am edt wed jul 22 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a slight chance of waterspouts. a chance of showers.
waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally
around 6 feet. 
.tonight...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. a slight
chance of waterspouts in the evening. a slight chance of showers
in the evening. waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. 
.thursday...northwest winds 10 knots or less. sunny. waves 1 foot
or less. 
.thursday night...light and variable winds. mostly clear. waves
1 foot or less. 

see lake erie open lakes forecast for friday through sunday.

the water temperature off toledo is 79 degrees, off cleveland 72
degrees, and off erie 76 degrees.

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