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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1004 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 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.

LEZ020-190900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1004 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers
likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms overnight.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear, then
becoming partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 78 degrees.

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LOZ030-190900-
Lower Niagara River-
1004 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms overnight.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-190900-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1004 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers with
a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-190900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1004 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-190900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1004 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.OVERNIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east 10 knots or
less. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 74 degrees.

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LOZ045-190900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1004 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms overnight. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly
clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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