Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 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.

LEZ020-040300-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Haze this evening.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. Mostly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Partly to mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 76 degrees.

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LOZ030-040300-
Lower Niagara River-
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Haze this evening.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...Light and variable winds becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Partly
to mostly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear.

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LEZ041-040300-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LEZ040-040300-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Clear. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming
southeast. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-040300-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.

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LOZ043-044-040300-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Light and variable winds. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 51 degrees.

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LOZ045-040300-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
403 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming west less than
10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...West winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming northeast.
Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming north. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds less than 10 knots becoming southeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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