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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 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.

LEZ020-300900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. Mainly clear late this evening, then becoming partly
cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Mostly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
A chance of showers overnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy in
the evening, then becoming mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 78 degrees.

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LOZ030-300900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear
late this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
A chance of showers overnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly
clear.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.

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LEZ041-300900-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LEZ040-300900-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
northwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast. A chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to
10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers in the evening. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-300900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Mainly clear late this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming
northeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves
1 foot or less building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-044-300900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
northwest. Mainly clear late this evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming
northeast 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to
4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 76 degrees.

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LOZ045-300900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Tue Jul 29 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mainly clear late this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of
showers in the evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 2 feet or less.

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