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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 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.

LEZ020-090900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly
clear.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming
mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees.

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LOZ030-090900-
Lower Niagara River-
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Sunny.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming
mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
during the day, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
Tuesday night.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ041-090900-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Becoming mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-090900-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north less than
10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south around
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. A chance
of showers during the day, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-090900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-090900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 49 degrees.

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LOZ045-090900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1004 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south.
Mainly clear late this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers Tuesday
night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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