


Nearshore Marine Forecast
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
307 FZUS51 KBUF 100803 NSHBUF Nearshore Marine Forecast National Weather Service Buffalo NY 403 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 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. LEZ020-101500- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- 403 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely overnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. A chance of showers during the day. .TUESDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers Tuesday night. The water temperature off Buffalo is 66 degrees. $$ LOZ030-101500- Lower Niagara River- 403 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely overnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable. A chance of showers during the day. .TUESDAY...North winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers Tuesday night. $$ LEZ040-041-101500- Buffalo to Ripley along Lake Erie- 403 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers overnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers during the day. Waves 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 foot or less. $$ LOZ042-043-101500- Niagara River to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario including Irondequoit Bay- 403 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely overnight. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east. Showers likely. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Showers likely. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely during the day, then a chance of showers Sunday night. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers Tuesday night. Waves 1 to 2 feet. The water temperature off Rochester is 66 degrees. $$ LOZ044-101500- Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming south. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northwest. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less. $$ LOZ045-101500- Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario- 403 AM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less. .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southeast 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers. Waves 1 foot or less. $$