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Nearshore Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 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.

LEZ020-010900-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 knots or less becoming
east. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...East winds less than 10 knots. Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
south. Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Mainly clear.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear.

The water temperature off Buffalo is 69 degrees.

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LOZ030-010900-
Lower Niagara River-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming
northeast. Clear.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots. Mostly sunny.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less. Partly cloudy.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 knots or less becoming northeast.
Mostly sunny.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest. Mainly
clear.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear.

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LEZ041-010900-
Dunkirk to Buffalo along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds less than 10 knots becoming
northeast. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Clear. Waves 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.

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LEZ040-010900-
Ripley to Dunkirk along Lake Erie-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves 3 to
5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
6 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Sunny.
Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.

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LOZ042-010900-
Niagara River to Hamlin Beach along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves
3 to 5 feet building to 4 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around
9 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to
6 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. Waves occasionally around
7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots becoming southeast.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

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LOZ043-010900-
Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay along Lake Ontario
including Irondequoit Bay-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Clear. Waves
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 3 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
10 to 15 knots. Mainly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east. Mostly
sunny. Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south. Partly
cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 knots or less becoming southwest.
Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.

The water temperature off Rochester is 67 degrees.

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LOZ044-010900-
Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves
3 to 6 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 to
4 feet.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to
3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming east.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 knots or less becoming south.
Partly cloudy. Waves 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...West winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Mainly
clear. Waves 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 knots or less. Mainly clear. Waves
1 foot or less.

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LOZ045-010900-
Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River along Lake Ontario-
1003 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025

.OVERNIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Clear. Waves
1 to 3 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots diminishing to 10 to
15 knots. Sunny. Waves 2 feet or less.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots becoming east
5 to 15 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming light and variable.
Mostly sunny. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 knots or less becoming south
10 to 15 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 2 feet or less.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 15 knots diminishing to 10 knots or
less. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 1 foot
or less.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Mainly clear. Waves 2 feet
or less.

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