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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 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.

LEZ020-140900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less. A chance of
showers late this evening.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly
clear.
.FRIDAY...Light and variable winds. Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Light and variable winds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east. Partly
cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 77 degrees.

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LOZ030-140900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Mostly cloudy late
this evening, then clearing.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots. Mainly
clear.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and
variable. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms Saturday night.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Partly
cloudy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ041-140900-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A chance of showers
late this evening. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LEZ040-140900-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north.
Mostly cloudy late this evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds less than 10 knots becoming
southeast. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming north. Sunny.
Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots becoming east. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ042-140900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Sunny. Waves 1 to 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms Saturday night. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 10 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
2 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Partly to mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to
1 to 2 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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LOZ043-044-140900-
Hamlin Beach to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming north.
Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east.
Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to
3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 5 to
15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 feet or
less. Waves occasionally around 6 feet.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

The water temperature off Rochester is 72 degrees.

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LOZ045-140900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming
north. A chance of showers late this evening. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming northwest.
Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east 10 to
15 knots. Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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