Latest Nearshore Marine Forecast by KBUF
Issued 3/27/2026 10:16 AM America/New_York.
Valid through 3/27/2026 5:00 PM America/New_York.
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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1015 am edt fri mar 27 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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mexico bay to the saint lawrence river along lake ontario-
1015 am edt fri mar 27 2026
.this afternoon...north winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. sunny. waves in ice free areas 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet.
.tonight...north winds 5 to 10 knots. partly to mostly cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less.
.saturday...north winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves
1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.saturday night...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest
5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow showers. waves 3 to 6 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. a chance of snow showers during the day. waves 1 to
3 feet.
.monday...southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. a
chance of rain showers monday night. waves 2 feet or less.
.tuesday...east winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south. rain
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
wave heights are for ice free areas.
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