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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 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.

LEZ020-300300-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast around
10 knots. Sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 69 degrees.

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LOZ030-300300-
Lower Niagara River-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear.

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LEZ041-300300-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LEZ040-300300-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east.
Clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-300300-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally
around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-300300-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less
building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet.
Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 67 degrees.

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LOZ044-300300-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast and
increasing to 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less
building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ045-300300-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south 10 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to 10 knots or
less. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.

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