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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM 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.

LEZ020-100300-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
403 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Clear.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. 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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
during the day.
.TUESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers Tuesday night.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 66 degrees.

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LOZ030-100300-
Lower Niagara River-
403 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Clear.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
during the day.
.TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers Tuesday night.

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LEZ041-100300-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves
1 foot 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 increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A
chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LEZ040-100300-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south. Clear. Waves
2 feet 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. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast.
Showers likely. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
during the day. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-043-100300-
Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
403 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.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 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. A chance of
showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots.
Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to
15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers
Monday night. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves
occasionally around 7 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

The water temperature off Rochester is 66 degrees.

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LOZ044-100300-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Mostly
sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers during the day, then showers likely
Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during
the day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

$$

LOZ045-100300-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to
15 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers during the day, then showers likely Sunday night.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during
the day, then a chance of showers Monday night. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.

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