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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
403 AM 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.

LEZ020-031500-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
403 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

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

The water temperature off Buffalo is 77 degrees.

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LOZ030-031500-
Lower Niagara River-
403 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming northwest.
Haze.
.TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots. Haze in the evening.
.MONDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear
in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mostly
cloudy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Becoming mainly clear.

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LEZ041-031500-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
403 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.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. Mainly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots. Partly to mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming south.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LEZ040-031500-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
403 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.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...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less. Partly 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south.
Becoming mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ042-031500-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
403 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds less than 10 knots becoming southwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest 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 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mostly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Becoming mainly clear.
Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-044-031500-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
403 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming west. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.TONIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less. 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...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming southeast.
Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 57 degrees.

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LOZ045-031500-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
403 AM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to less than
10 knots. Clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Southwest winds less than 10 knots becoming west.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Mainly
clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy. Waves
1 foot or less.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 knots or less 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.

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