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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 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.

LEZ020-042100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers Monday night.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mainly clear.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 67 degrees.

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LOZ030-042100-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.
.TONIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Monday night.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mainly clear.

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LEZ041-042100-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds less than 10 knots becoming west.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Monday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to
2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-042100-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to 10 knots.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely Monday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-042100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
east. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet.
Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to
4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

$$

LOZ043-042100-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Monday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or
less building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 59 degrees.

$$

LOZ044-042100-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Monday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ045-042100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers Monday
night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots. A chance of rain showers during the day. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$