Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 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.

LEZ020-140900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers late this evening, then showers likely after midnight. A
chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming partly sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Partly to
mostly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly
to mostly sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 62 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-140900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast. Mostly
cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy
in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Partly to mostly cloudy.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mostly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Scattered showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ041-140900-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers late this evening, then
showers likely after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
in the morning. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Scattered showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-140900-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly sunny. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Scattered showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-140900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves
1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly to
mostly sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in the
evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
Scattered showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-140900-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning,
then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 60 degrees.

$$

LOZ044-140900-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers after midnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north. Mostly
cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southeast. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy in the morning,
then becoming partly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ045-140900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly to
mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Scattered showers during
the day, then a chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms during the day, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$