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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 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.

LEZ020-200900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming north.
Becoming mainly clear.
.MONDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 78 degrees.

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LOZ030-200900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Mainly clear.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear.
.TUESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Mainly clear.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-041-200900-
Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mainly clear. Waves
2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-200900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance
of showers in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots becoming north
10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to
4 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest less than
10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers Wednesday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-200900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southwest.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northwest. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to
5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northwest 5 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers.
Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 74 degrees.

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LOZ045-200900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 knots or less becoming
southwest. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms late. Waves 2 feet
or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northwest.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Waves
2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north
15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers
Wednesday night. Waves 1 foot or less building to 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southwest. A
chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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