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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 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.

LEZ020-092100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Clear.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Showers
likely Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
during the day.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 66 degrees.

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LOZ030-092100-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Clear.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
overnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Saturday
night.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the
day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
.MONDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
chance of showers during the day.

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LEZ041-092100-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Saturday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LEZ040-092100-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers during the day, then showers likely Saturday
night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers
likely. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.

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LOZ042-043-092100-
Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east and
increasing to 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 3 to 5 feet
subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 66 degrees.

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LOZ044-092100-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

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LOZ045-092100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers Saturday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.

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