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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 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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niagara river to hamlin beach along lake ontario-
1003 am est tue jan 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late wednesday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds to 30 knots. scattered snow
showers. waves 5 to 8 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.tonight...west winds to 30 knots diminishing to 15 to 25 knots.
lake effect snow. waves 5 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
11 feet. 
.wednesday...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots. a chance of snow
showers in the morning. waves 4 to 7 feet subsiding to 3 to
5 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
a chance of snow showers in the evening, then lake effect snow
likely overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
waves occasionally around 6 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. a
chance of snow showers during the day, then lake effect snow
likely thursday night. waves 2 to 4 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. lake effect snow likely. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow likely
during the day, then a chance of snow showers saturday night.
waves 1 to 3 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 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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hamlin beach to sodus bay along lake ontario
including irondequoit bay-
1003 am est tue jan 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late friday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. scattered snow
showers. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect snow. waves
4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. waves occasionally around
11 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest. snow
showers likely in the morning. waves 5 to 8 feet subsiding to
3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 10 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
a chance of snow showers in the evening, then lake effect snow
likely overnight. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around
6 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. lake effect snow. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow during
the day, then a chance of snow showers saturday night. waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. 

the water temperature off rochester is 34 degrees.

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 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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sodus bay to mexico bay along lake ontario-
1003 am est tue jan 27 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late friday night...

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. scattered snow
showers, then lake effect snow showers likely late. waves 4 to
7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west. lake
effect snow. waves 4 to 7 feet building to 6 to 9 feet. waves
occasionally around 11 feet. 
.wednesday...west winds 15 to 20 knots. lake effect snow. waves
5 to 8 feet subsiding to 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
10 feet. 
.wednesday night...southwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming west.
lake effect snow likely in the evening, then lake effect snow
overnight. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow. waves 3 to 5 feet. waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.friday...northwest winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
10 knots. lake effect snow likely. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. lake effect snow likely during the day, then a chance
of snow showers saturday night. waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet. 

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nearshore marine forecast
national weather service buffalo ny
1003 am est tue jan 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-
1003 am est tue jan 27 2026

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

.rest of today...southwest winds 15 to 25 knots. lake effect
snow. waves in ice free areas 3 to 6 feet building to 4 to
7 feet. waves in ice free areas occasionally around 9 feet. 
.tonight...west winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. lake
effect snow in the evening, then a chance of snow showers
overnight. waves 4 to 7 feet. waves occasionally around 9 feet. 
.wednesday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. a
chance of snow showers in the morning, then lake effect snow in
the afternoon. waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around
7 feet. 
.wednesday night...west winds 5 to 15 knots. lake effect snow.
waves 3 to 6 feet. waves occasionally around 7 feet. 
.thursday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. 
.friday...northwest winds 5 to 15 knots. a chance of snow
showers. waves 1 to 3 feet. 
.saturday...north winds 5 to 15 knots. partly to mostly cloudy.
waves 2 feet or less. 

wave heights are for ice free areas.

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