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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 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.

LEZ020-132100-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday night.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms Thursday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees.

$$

LOZ030-132100-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds becoming southwest 5 to
10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely during the day, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms Thursday night.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LEZ040-041-132100-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly to mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ042-132100-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.REST OF TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

LOZ043-044-132100-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.REST OF TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then
showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
then a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or
less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 52 degrees.

$$

LOZ045-132100-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning, then
showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Waves 2 feet or
less.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
and thunderstorms overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Partly sunny in the
morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$