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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 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.

LEZ020-220900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely during
the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 74 degrees.

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LOZ030-220900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
.MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers.

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LEZ041-220900-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest. Partly
to mostly sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-220900-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. Mostly cloudy late this evening, then clearing. Waves
2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots becoming southwest.
Partly to mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves
2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-220900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming
northwest. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Partly
sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west. Showers
likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to
2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-220900-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
north. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds less than 10 knots. Becoming mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds becoming south 5 to
10 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly sunny in the
morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots.
A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 44 degrees.

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LOZ044-220900-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest.
Becoming mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers with a
chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 10 to
15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ045-220900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. Clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly to mostly sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to
15 knots. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.TUESDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves
occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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