


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
282 FZUS51 KBUF 081403 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 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. LEZ020-082100- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northwest winds around 10 knots becoming north. Sunny. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast. Clear. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers Saturday night. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers during the day. The water temperature off Buffalo is 67 degrees. $$ LOZ030-082100- Lower Niagara River- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mainly clear. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. A chance of showers Saturday night. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. $$ LEZ041-082100- Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LEZ040-082100- Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ042-082100- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. $$ LOZ043-082100- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 66 degrees. $$ LOZ044-082100- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 25 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ045-082100- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 1003 AM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less. $$